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. turned, round; and perceiving two of the lions coming after him, he
drew his sabre, and prepared for defence. But as. he went forward,
he saw one of them turned off the road, and showed by his head and
tail that he did not come to do him any harm, but only to go before
him, and that the other stayed behind to follow. He therefore put -
his sword again into its scabbard. Guarded in this manner he arrived
at the capital of the Indies; but the lions never left him till they

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had conducted him to the gates of the sultan’s palace; after which
they returned the way they came, though not without frightening
all that saw them, who fled. or hid themselves, though they walked
gently, and showed no signs of fierceness.

A great many officers came to attend the prince while fe dis-"
mounted, and conducted him to the apartments of the sultan, who
was at that time conversing with his favourites, He approached the