was as big as a giant, and six times as powerful. And
besides that,” he added, ‘ the story 1s all about treasures of
gold, and palaces, and kings, and emperors, and what not
and about a cave such as that in which I myself found the
treasure of the forty thieves.”

The Blacksnuth who made Death sit in the pear-tree
clattered the bottom of his canican against the table. “ Aye,
aye,” said he, “that is the sort of story for me. Come,
Jriend, let us have i.”

“ Stop a bit,” said Fortunatus; “ what is this story mostly
about ?”

“Utis,” said Al Baba, “ about two men betwixt whom
there was—

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