. The adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan. ding a certain little voice within me, which toldme that the man who had robbed me had almost as much rightto them as I had. I accordingly watched an opportunity, justbefore the evening prayer, of presenting myself to him. Hewas seated on a carpet that had been spread on the terrace ofthe caravanserai, reposing himself on his cushion ; and beforehis attendants had time to beat me off, I exclaimed, ? Arzidarum, I have a petition to make. Upon which he orderedme to approach, and asked me what I wanted ? I complained ^ It is no uncommon circumstance in P
. The adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan. ding a certain little voice within me, which toldme that the man who had robbed me had almost as much rightto them as I had. I accordingly watched an opportunity, justbefore the evening prayer, of presenting myself to him. Hewas seated on a carpet that had been spread on the terrace ofthe caravanserai, reposing himself on his cushion ; and beforehis attendants had time to beat me off, I exclaimed, ? Arzidarum, I have a petition to make. Upon which he orderedme to approach, and asked me what I wanted ? I complained ^ It is no uncommon circumstance in Persia to find men of the lowestestate well versed in their poets. The Persians are eminently a poeticalpeople. 40 THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA of the treatment I had received from his servants who had firstseized me ; related how they had robbed me of my fifty ducats ;and then entreated that my horse and arms might be restoredto me. He inquired of those surrounding him who the menwere that I complained of; and when their names were men-.
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