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Page 12
... Amongst others he also related the story of the Caliph and his Vizier . " What sort of word hast thou given them ? " asked another enchanter . " A very difficult Latin one , namely , ' Mutabor . ' 999 When the storks heard this at their ...
... Amongst others he also related the story of the Caliph and his Vizier . " What sort of word hast thou given them ? " asked another enchanter . " A very difficult Latin one , namely , ' Mutabor . ' 999 When the storks heard this at their ...
Page 24
... amongst us , and always cheerful , I dare say you know some good tale . Let us have it to refresh us after the heat of the day . " " I should like to tell you something , " answered Muley , " which would amuse you ; but youth must be ...
... amongst us , and always cheerful , I dare say you know some good tale . Let us have it to refresh us after the heat of the day . " " I should like to tell you something , " answered Muley , " which would amuse you ; but youth must be ...
Page 29
... amongst a thousand . There were many would - be purchasers for the cloak , the extraordinary beauty of which attracted everybody ; but none resembled the stranger in the slightest degree , and nobody was willing to pay such a high price ...
... amongst a thousand . There were many would - be purchasers for the cloak , the extraordinary beauty of which attracted everybody ; but none resembled the stranger in the slightest degree , and nobody was willing to pay such a high price ...
Page 37
... amongst the rich of your people . Forgive him who is unhappier than your- self ! I could guess who had written it , and in answer to my question , the merchant told me it had been a man , whom he took for a Frank , and who had worn a ...
... amongst the rich of your people . Forgive him who is unhappier than your- self ! I could guess who had written it , and in answer to my question , the merchant told me it had been a man , whom he took for a Frank , and who had worn a ...
Page 38
... amongst the people about this wonderful man . Some regard him as a superhuman being , because he often engages in a fight with five or six men together . others look upon him as a valiant Frank , whom 38 THE CARAVAN .
... amongst the people about this wonderful man . Some regard him as a superhuman being , because he often engages in a fight with five or six men together . others look upon him as a valiant Frank , whom 38 THE CARAVAN .
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