"ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES. 41

occasion you much trouble, do me the
favour to take me in for the night.”

Although Ali Baba had seen the man
who now spoke to him in the forest, and
even heard his voice, yet he had no idea
that this was the Captain. of the forty
robbers disguised as an oil merchant.
“‘You are welcome,” said he, and im-
mediately made room for him and his
mules to go in. At the same time, Ali
Baba called a slave, and ordered him,
when the mules were unladen, not only
to put them under cover in the stable,
but also to give them some hay and corn.
He also took the trouble of going into
“the kitchen to desire Morgiana to get a
supper quickly for a guest who was just
arrived, and to prepare him a chamber
and bed.

-The. Captain of the thieves got up at
the same time with Ali Baba and accom-
panied him to the door, and while the
latter went into the kitchen to speak to
Morgiana, he went into the court, with
the pretext of going to the stable to see
after his mules.

Ali Baba having told Morgiana to look
to his guest, and see he wanted nothing,
added, ‘I give you notice that to-morrow
before daybreak I shall go to the bath.