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who sailed some time on board this ship; and he being dead, I
intend to dispose of them for the benefit of his heirs, when I
know them.’ The bales he spoke of lay on the deck, and showing
them to me, he said, ‘There are the goods; I hope you will take
care to sell them; and you shall have a commission.’ I thanked
him that he gave me an opportunity to employ myself, because
I hated--to be idle.

The clerk of the ship took an account of all the bales, with
the names of’ the- merchants to whom they belonged; and when
he asked the captain in whose name he should enter those he gave
me the charge of, ‘Enter them,’ said the captain, ‘in the name
of Sinbad the ‘sailor’ I could not hear myself named without
some emotion, and looking steadfastly on the captain, I knew him
to be the person who, in my second voyage, had left me’ in the
island where I fell asleep by a brook, and set sail without me, and
without sending to look: forme. But-I could not remember him
at first, he was so much altered since I saw him. co

And as for him, who believed me. to be ‘dead, I could - not
wonder at his not knowing me. ‘But, captain,’ said I, ‘was-the
merchant’s ‘name’ to whom those goods belonged Sinbad ?’

‘“Yes,’* replied’ he, ‘that was his: mame; he came from Bagdad,
and embarked on board my ship at Balers One day, when we
landed at an island to take in water and other refreshments, I know
‘not by what mistake I set sail without observing that he did not
te-embark ‘with us ; neither I nor the metchants perceived it- till four
hours after. We ‘had! the: wind in our stern and so fresh a gale
that. it was not. then possible for us to tack about for him.’

‘You believe him then to be dead?’ said I.

‘Certainly, answered he. - :

‘No, captain,’ said I; ‘look « upon me,: and you may know that
I am Sinbad, whom you left in. that desert’ island. I fell asleep
‘by a brook, and when I awoke I. found all the company gone.’