wanted. There could be no other such in this palace, where every utensil was gold or silver. He snatched it eagerly out of the slave’s hand, and thrusting it as far as he could into his breast, offered her his basket, and bade her choose which she liked best. The slave picked out one and carried it to the princess; the change was no sooner made than the place rang with the shouts of the children, deriding the magician’s folly.
The African magician stayed no longer near the palace,
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