... Emin, standing behind the tent in hopes of redress, waited almost half an hour without a word coming out of the dark pavilion, where there was not even a single candle lighted.  He therefore withdrew from the place gently, calling God to his assistance, mounted his Arabian bay horse, and told the Armenian Anania, (whose two horses he hired, one for packing, the other saddled for Gregor, the very man who wanted to make away the money by staying behind in Tiffliz,) to accompany him.  Honest Anania consented; and they then set out in the night along the river Cur... (The Life and Adventures of Joseph Emin, an Armenian, 1792)