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have you gain’d by it; who can afſure me, that I ſhall be more ſucceſsful than you have been? They repreſented to me; in vain, all that they thought fit to prevail upon me to engage in that Deſign with them, for I conſtantly refus’d; but they importur’d me ſo much; that after having reliſted their Sollicitation five whole Years, they overcame me at laſt, But when we were to make Preparations for our Voyage, and to buy Goods neceſſary to the Undertaking, I found they had ſpent all, and that they had not one Farthing left of the thouſand Sequins had giv’n each of ’em. I did not, however upbraid them in the leaſt with it. On the contrary, my Stock being Six thouſand Sequins, I ſhar’d the half of it with ’em, telling ’em, my Brothers, we muſt venture theſe three thouſand Sequins, and hide the reſt in ſome ſure Place; that in caſe our Voyage be no more ſucceſsful than yours was formerly, we may have wherewith to aſſiſt us, and to follow our ancient way of living. I gave each of ’em a thouſand Sequins, and keeping as much for my ſelf, I buried the other three Thouſand in a Corner of my Houſe. We bought our Goods, and after having embark’d ’em on board of a: Veſſel, which we freighted betwixt us three, we put to Sea with a favourable Wind. After a Month’s Sail-but I ſee Day; ſays Scheherazade, I muſt ſtop here.
Siſter, ſays Dinarzade, this Story promiſes a great deal; I fancy the reſt of it muſt be very extraordinary. You are not miſtaken, ſays the Sultaneſs, and if the Sultan will allow me to tell it you, I am perſuaded it will very much divertyou. Schahriar got up as he did the Day before, without explaining his Mind; but gave no Order to the Grand Viſier to kill his Daughter.
The Seventh Night.
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