ceived against him; he acquired such a general esteem, that the envious man, not able to endure it, came hither on purpose to kill him; and he would have accomplished this design, had it not been for the assistance we have given this honest man, whose reputation is so great that the sultan, who keeps his residence in the neighboring city, was to pay him a visit to-morrow, to recommend the princess his daughter to his prayers.”
Another voice asked, “What need had the princess of the
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