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the sea and shore ; and then, at last, being gathered together,
it began to re-enter the vessel, which it continued to do succes
sively, by a slow and equal motion, after a smooth and exact
way, till nothing was left out ; and immediately a voice came
forth, which said to the fisherman, “ Well, now, incredulous
fellow, I am all in the vessel, do not you believe me now 2”
‘The fisherman, instead of answering the genie, took the cover
of lead, and having speedily shut the vessel, “ Genie,” cries he,
“now it is your turn to beg my favour, and to choose which
shall put you to death: but not so, it is better that I
should throw you into the sea, whence I took you; and then
1 will build a house upon the bank, where I will dwell, to give
notice to all fishermen who come to throw their nets to
beware of such a wicked genie as thou art, who hast made oath
to kill him. that sets thee at liberty.”

‘The genie, enraged at those expressions, did all he could to
get out of the vessel again ; but it was not possible for him to
do it ; so, perceiving that the fisherman had got the advantage
of him, he thought fit to dissemble his anger.“ Fisherman,”
id he, in a pleasant tone, “take heed you do not do what you
say, for what I spoke to you before was only by way of jest,
and you are to take it no otherwise."—* Q, genie !” replies the
fisherman, “thou who wast but a moment ago the greatest of
all genii, and now att the least of them ; thy crafty discourse
will signify nothing to thee, but to the sea thou shalt return.
If thou hast stayed there already so long as thow hast told me,
thou mayest very well stay there some time longer. 1 begged
of thee not to take away m , and thou didst reject my
prayers; I am obliged to treat thee in the same manner.” The
genie omitted nothing that could prevail upon the fisherman.
“Open the vessel,” says he: “give me liberty, I pray thee, and
1 promise to satisfy thee to thy own content.” The fisherman