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door, which was double locked. Satisfied and
pleased to have succeeded so well in saving her
master and family, she went to bed.

Ali Baba rose before day, and, followed by his
slave, went to the baths, entirely ignorant of the
important event which had happened at home; -
for Morgiana had not thought it safe to wake him
before, for fear of losing her opportunity; and
after her successful exploit she thought it needless
to disturb him.

When he returned from the baths, the sun was
risen; he was very much surprised to see the oil-
jars, and that the merchant was not gone with the
mules. He asked Morgiana, who opened the
door, and had let all things stand as they were
that he might see them, the reason of it. “ My
good master,” answered she, “God preserve you
and all your family; you will be better informed
of what you wish to know when you have seen
what I have to show you, if you will but give
yourself the trouble to follow me.”

As soon as Morgiana had shut the door, Ali
Baba followed her; when she requested him to
look into the first jar and see if there was any oil.
Ali Baba did so, and seeing a man, started back
in alarm, and cried out. ‘‘Do not be afraid,” said
Morgiana, ‘the man you see there can neither do