. Stories from the Arabian nights . ptain of the robbers awokefrom the short sleep which he had allowed him-self, and finding that all was silent in the house,he rose softly and opened the window. Belowstood the oil-jars ; gently into their midst hethrew the handful of pebbles agreed on as asignal; but from the oil-jars came no threw a second and a third time ; yet thoughhe could hear the pebbles falling among the jars,there followed only the silence of the whether his band had fled leavinghim in the lurch, or whether they were all asleep,he grew uneasy, and descending
. Stories from the Arabian nights . ptain of the robbers awokefrom the short sleep which he had allowed him-self, and finding that all was silent in the house,he rose softly and opened the window. Belowstood the oil-jars ; gently into their midst hethrew the handful of pebbles agreed on as asignal; but from the oil-jars came no threw a second and a third time ; yet thoughhe could hear the pebbles falling among the jars,there followed only the silence of the whether his band had fled leavinghim in the lurch, or whether they were all asleep,he grew uneasy, and descending in haste, madehis way into the court. As he approached thefirst jar a smell of burning and hot oil assailedhis nostrils, and looking within he beheld inrigid contortion the dead body of his every jar the same sight presented itself tillhe came to the one which had contained the , in what was missing, the means andmanner of his companions death were madeclear to him. Aghast at the discovery and <ar\ 0V- i Wff. FORTY THIEVES awake to the danger that now threatened him,he did not delay an instant, but forcing thegarden-gate, and thence climbing from wall towall, he made his escape out of the city. When Morgiana, who had remained all thistime on the watch, was assured of his finaldeparture, she put her masters bath-linen readyand went to bed well satisfied with her dayswork. The next morning Ali Baba, awakened by hisslave, went to the baths before daybreak. Onhis return he was greatly surprised to find thatthe merchant was gone, leaving his mules andoil-jars behind him. He inquired of Morgianathe reason. You will find the reason/ saidshe, if you look into the first jar you come to/Ali Baba did so, and, seeing a man, started backwith a cry. Do not be afraid/ said Morgiana, he is dead and harmless ; and so are all theothers whom you will find if you look further/ As Ali Baba went from one jar to another,finding always the same sight of horror within,his knees
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