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ceased brother, of which he took possession; ⟨and⟩ Cassim’s widow received every kind ⟨attention⟩ both from Ali Baba and his wife.
⟨After⟩ an interval of some months, the troop ⟨of⟩ robbers again visited their retreat in the ⟨forest⟩, and were completely astonished to ⟨find⟩ the body taken away from the cave, ⟨and⟩ every thing else remaining in its usual order. “We are discovered," said the ⟨captain⟩, “and shall certainly be undone if we ⟨do⟩ not adopt speedy measures to ⟨prevent⟩ our ruin. Which of you, my brave ⟨comrades⟩, will undertake to search out the ⟨villain⟩ who is in possession of our secret?”
One ⟨of⟩ the boldest of the troop advanced, and offered himself, and was accepted on the ⟨following⟩ conditions; namely, that if he succeeded in his enterprise, he was to be made ⟨second⟩ in command of the troop; but that ⟨if⟩ he brought false intelligence, he was ⟨immediately⟩ to be put to death.
The bold robber readily agreed to the conditions; ⟨and⟩ having disguised himself, he proceeded to the city. He arrived there about ⟨day⟩-break, and found the cobbler Mustapha ⟨in⟩ his stall, which was always open before any shop in the town.
