Sentence:  On a certain day the King was seated on the story of his palace which overlooked the town and the outskirts beyond the walls, in conversation with his Minister and favourites, when the Durweish was espied at no great distance standing on the <WSD>broadway</WSD>; which, when the King knew, he desired messengers might be dispatched to convey the holy man to his presence. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An esplanade.