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And so the bargain was concluded, and the merchant took the toomarund and tollub, paying for them out of a great clinking purse. And these were packed up into bales again, and three of the merchant's slaves carried them upon their heads into the city. AND SO THE BARGAIN WAS CONCLUDED AND THE MERCHANT TOOK THE TUMURAND AND TOLEB PAYING FOR THEM OUT OF A GREAT CLINKING PURSE AND THESE WERE PACKED UP INTO BALES AGAIN AND THREE OF THE MERCHANTS SLAVES CARRIED THEM UPON THEIR HEADS INTO THE CITY
fted his scimitar to his own throat, saying that he was now a ruined man, and that nothing remained to him but death. And while he was carefully lifting his beard with his left hand, the merchant eyed the merchandise again, and said that rather than see so worthy a captain die, a man for whom he had conceived an especial love when first he saw the manner in which he handled his ship, he and his aged father should starve together and therefore he offered fifteen piffeks more. When he said this the captain prostrated himself and prayed to his gods that they might yet sweeten this merchant's bitter heart--to his little lesser gods, to the gods that bless Belzoond. At last the merchant offered yet five piffeks more. Then the captain wept, for he said that he was deserted of his gods; and the merchant also wept, for he said that he was thinking of his aged father, and of how he soon would starve, and he hid his weeping face with both his hands, and eyed the tollub again between his fingers. REAT THE CAPTAIN LIFTED HIS SCIMITAR TO HIS OWN THROAT SAYING THAT HE WAS NOW A RUINED MAN AND THAT NOTHING REMAINED TO HIM BUT DEATH AND WHILE HE WAS CAREFULLY LIFTING HIS BEARD WITH HIS LEFT HAND THE MERCHANT EYED THE MERCHANDISE AGAIN AND SAID THAT RATHER THAN SEE SO WORTHY A CAPTAIN DIE A MAN FOR WHOM HE HAD CONCEIVED AN ESPECIAL LOVE WHEN HE FIRST SAW THE MANNER IN WHICH HE HANDLED HIS SHIP HE AND HIS AGED FATHER SHOULD STARVE TOGETHER AND THEREFORE HE OFFERED FIFTEEN PIVICKS MORE WHEN HE SAID THIS THE CAPTAIN PROSTRATED HIMSELF AND PRAYED TO HIS GODS THAT THEY MIGHT YET SWEETEN THIS MERCHANT'S BITTER HEART TO HIS LITTLE LESSER GODS TO THE GODS THAT BLESS BELZOUND AT LAST THE MERCHANT OFFERED YET FIVE PITHICKS MORE THEN THE CAPTAIN WEPT FOR HE SAID THAT HE WAS DESERTED OF HIS GODS AND THE MERCHANT ALSO WEPT FOR HE SAID THAT HE WAS THINKING OF HIS AGED FATHER AND OF HOW HE SOON WOULD STARVE AND HE HID HIS WEEPING FACE WITH BOTH HIS HANDS AND EYED THE TOLLB AGAIN BETWEEN HIS FINGERS
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