The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . m chamber to chamber,and he still ran after her. At last he heard her utter a slight soundas she ran before him, and, continuing his pursuit, he suddenly foundhimself in the midst of the street. This street was in the market of the leather-sellers, who were thencrying skins for sale; and when the people there collected saw him inthis condition, almost naked, with shaven beard and eyebrows andmustaches, and with his face painted red, they shouted at him, andraised aloud laugh, and some of t
The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . m chamber to chamber,and he still ran after her. At last he heard her utter a slight soundas she ran before him, and, continuing his pursuit, he suddenly foundhimself in the midst of the street. This street was in the market of the leather-sellers, who were thencrying skins for sale; and when the people there collected saw him inthis condition, almost naked, with shaven beard and eyebrows andmustaches, and with his face painted red, they shouted at him, andraised aloud laugh, and some of them beat him with the skins until hebecame insensible. They then placed him upon an ass, and conductedhim to the \Valee, who exclaimed, What is this ?—They answered, Thisdescended upon us from the house of the VTezeer, in this condition. Andthe Wiilee inflicted upon him a hundred lashes, and banished him fromthe city : but I went out after him, and brought him back privatelyinto the city, and allotted him a maintenance. Had it not been formy generous disposition, I had not borne with such a THE BARBERS STORY OF HIS THIRD BROTHER. As to my third brother (the blind man, Bakbak), who was alsosurnamed Kuffeh,76 fate and destiny impelled him one day to a largehouse, and he knocked at the door, hoping that its master wouldanswer him, and that he might beg of him a trifle. The owner calledout, Who is at the door ?—but my brother answered not; and thenheard him call with a loud voice, Who is this ? Still, however, hereturned him no answer; and he heard the sounds of his footsteps ap-proaching until he came to the door and opened it, when he said tohim, What dost thou desire ? My brother answered, Something forthe sake of God, whose name be exalted !—Art thou blind ? said theman; and my brother answered, Yes.—Then give me thy handrejoined the master of the house;—so my brother stretched forth tohim his hand, and the man took him into the house, and led him upfrom stai
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