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But the merchant waved his hands, which were of great fatness, showing the pink palms, and swore that of himself he thought not at all, but only of the poor folk in the huts beyond the city to whom he wished to sell the merchandise for as low a price as possible, leaving no remuneration for himself. BUT THE MERCHANT WAVED HIS HANDS WHICH WERE OF GREAT FATNESS SHOWING THE PINK PALMS AND SWORE THAT OF HIMSELF HE THOUGHT NOT AT ALL BUT ONLY OF THE POOR FOLK IN THE HUTS BEYOND THE CITY TO WHOM HE WISHED TO SELL THE MERCHANDISE FOR AS LOW A PRICE AS POSSIBLE LEAVING NO REMUNERATION FOR HIMSELF
 ship, and at moments their gorgeous colours would be revealed by the lanterns, then they would pass into the night again, where all was black. And again the sailors prayed, and thereafter we supped and slept, and the helmsman took our lives into his care. When I awoke I found that we had indeed come to Perdóndaris, that famous city. For there it stood upon the left of us, a city fair and notable, and all the more pleasant for our eyes to see after the jungle that was so long with us. And we were anchored by the market-place, and the captain's merchandise was all displayed, and a merchant of Perdóndaris stood looking at it. And the captain had his scimitar in his hand, and was beating with it in anger upon the deck, and the splinters were flying up from the white planks; for the merchant had offered him a price for his merchandise that the captain declared to be an insult to himself and his country's gods, whom he now said to be great and terrible gods, whose curses were to be dreaded. PPEARED FLAPPING ABOUT THE SHIP AND AT MOMENTS THEIR GORGEOUS COLOURS WOULD BE REVEALED BY THE LANTERNS THEN THEY WOULD PASS INTO THE NIGHT AGAIN WHERE ALL WAS BLACK AND AGAIN THE SAILORS PRAYED AND THEREAFTER WE SUPPED AND SLEPT AND THE HELMSMEN TOOK OUR LIVES INTO HIS CARE WHEN I AWOKE I FOUND THAT WE HAD INDEED COME TO PREDONDERAS THAT FAMOUS CITY FOR THERE IT STOOD UPON THE LEFT OF US A CITY FAIR AND NOTABLE AND ALL THE MORE PLEASANT FOR OUR EYES TO SEE AFTER THE JUNGLE THAT WAS SO LONG WITH US AND WE WERE ANCHORED BY THE MARKET PLACE AND THE CAPTAIN'S MERCHANDISE WAS ALL DISPLAYED AND A MERCHANT OF PREDON STOOD LOOKING AT IT AND THE CAPTAIN HAD HIS SCIMITAR IN HIS HAND AND WAS BEATING WITH IT IN ANGER UPON THE DECK AND THE SPLINTERS WERE FLYING UP FROM THE WHITE PLANKS FOR THE MERCHANT HAD OFFERED HIM A PRICE FOR HIS MERCHANDISE THAT THE CAPTAIN DECLARED TO BE AN INSULT TO HIMSELF AND HIS COUNTRY'S GODS WHOM HE NOW SAID TO BE GREAT AND TERRIBLE GODS WHOSE CURSES WERE TO BE DREADED
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