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were not surprised to hear shortly after that Cassim had died of his disorder.
The next difficulty was to bury him without discovery; but Morgiana was ready to contrive a plan for that also.
She put on her veil, and went to a distant part of the city very early in the morning where she found a poor cobler just opening his stall.
She put a piece of gold in his hand; and told him he should have another, if he would suffer himself to be blindfolded, and go with her, carrying his tools with him.
Mustapha the cobler hesitated at first; but the gold tempted him and he consented.
Morgiana then carefully covered his eyes, so that he could not see a step of the way, and led him to Cassim's house; and taking him to the room where the body was lying, removed the bandage from his eyes, and bade him sew the mangled limbs together.
Mustapha obeyed her order; and having received two pieces of gold, was led blindfold the same way back to his own stall.
Morgiana then covering the body with a winding sheet, sent for the undertaker to make preparations for the funeral; and Cassim was buried with all due solemnity on that very same day.
Ali Baba now removed his few goods and all his gold coin that he had brought from the cavern, to the house of his deceased brother, of which he took possession, and Cassim's widow
