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sea or on an island, we take him with us, and
feed him and give him to drink; and if he be
naked, we clothe him; and when we arrive at
the port of safety, we give him something of
our property as a present, and act towards him
with kindness and favour for the sake of God,
whose name be exalted!” So upon this I offered
up prayers for the prolongation of his life.

We ceased not to proceed on our voyage
from island to island and from sea to sea.
I hoped to escape, and was rejoiced at my
safety; but every time that I reflected upon my
abode in the cavern with my wife, my reason
left me. We pursued our course until we ar-
rived at the Island of the Bell, whence we
proceeded to the Island of Kel& in six days.
‘Then we came to the kingdom of Kela, which.
is adjacent to India, and in it are a mine of
lead, and places where the Indian cane groweth,
and excellent camphor; and its King is a King
of great dignity, whose dominion extendeth over
the Island of the Bell. In it is a city called
the City of the Bell, which is two days’ journey
in extent. At length, by the providence of
God, we arrived in safety at the city of El-
Basrah, where I landed, and remained a few
days; after which I came to the city of Baghdad,