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I swear that thou shalt not gain by thy deceit unless thou wilt forthwith embrace Islam." Upon that, "_believing_, he made profession of the true faith upon the spot;" and thenceforth, residing at Medina, he received a pension of the highest grade. I SWEAR THAT THOU SHALT NOT GAIN BY THY DECEIT UNLESS THOU WILT FORTHWITH EMBRACE ISLAM UPON THAT BELIEVING HE MADE PROFESSION OF THE TRUE FAITH UPON THE SPOT AND HENCEFORTH DECIDING AT MEDINA HE RECEIVED A PENSION OF THE HIGHEST GR
ucted into the Great Mosque, Omar exclaimed, "Blessed be the Lord, that hath humbled this man and the like of him!" He bade them disrobe the prisoner and clothe him in sackcloth. Then, whip in hand, he upbraided him for his oft-repeated attacks and treachery. Hormuzan made as if fain to reply; then gasping, like one faint from thirst, he begged for water to drink. "Give it him," said the caliph, "and let him drink in peace." "Nay," cried the wretched captive, trembling, "I fear to drink, lest some one slay me unawares." "Thy life is safe," said Omar, "until thou hast drunk the water up." The words were no sooner said than Hormuzan emptied the vessel on the ground. "I wanted not the water," he said, "but quarter, and thou hast given it me." "Liar!" cried Omar, angrily, "thy life is forfeit." "But not," interposed the by-standers, "until he drink the water up." "Strange," said Omar, "the fellow hath deceived me; and yet I cannot spare the life of one who hath slain so many noble Moslems.  LAST HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER AND SENT IN CHAINS TO MEDLINA AS HE WAS CONDICTED INTO THE GREAT MOSQUE OMAR EXCLAIMED BLESSED BE THE LORD THAT HATH HUMBLED THIS MAN AND THE LIKE OF HIM HE BADE THEM THIS ROBE THE PRISONER AND CLOTHED HIM IN SACKCLOTH THEN WHIP IN HAND HE UPBRAIDED HIM FOR HIS OFT REPEATED ATTACK AND RICHERY ARMAZON MADE AS IF FAIN TO REPLY THEN GASPING LIKE ONE FAINT FROM THIRST HE BEGGED FOR WATER TO DRINK GIVE IT HIM SAID THE CALIPH AND LET HIM DRINK IN PEACE NAY CRIED THE WRETCH CAPUE TREMBLING I FEAR TO DRINK LEST SOMEONE SLAY ME UNAWARES THY LIFE IS SAFE SAID OMAR UNTIL THOU HAST DRUNK THE WATER UP THE WORDS WERE NO SOONER SAID THAN HORAZON EMPTIED THE BLIZZLE ON THE GROUND I WANTED NOT THE WATER HE SAID BUT WATER AND THOU HAST GIVEN IT TO ME LIAR CRIED OMAR ANGRILY THY LIFE IS FOUR FEET BUT NOT INTERPOSED THE BYSTANDERS UNTIL HE DRINK THE WATER UP STRANGE SAID OMAR THE FELLOW HATH DECEIVED ME AND YET I CANNOT SPARE THE LIFE OF ONE WHO HATH SLAIN SO MANY NOBLE MOSLEMS
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