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The Chaouch did so. ’ He did so, and stood with his feet on the other man’s shoulders. Then the King ordered the Vizir to mount, and he got on the shoulders of the Commander of the Guards, and put his hands against the wall.  There was now only the King left. ’ Then, placing his feet upon Omar’s shoulders, the King could with his hands grasp the terrace; and crying, ‘In the name of God! ’ he made a spring, and stood upon the terrace. ’ And they got down one after another, and they could not help admiring the ingenious idea of the King, as well as the strength of the Chaouch who carried four men at once.

Be silent, this is not the time to speak,’ said the King. While this of course was going on, the negro Dorérame, still desirous of obtaining the favours of that lady, said to her, ‘I am tired of your lies, O Beder el Bedour’ (full moon of the full moons), for so she called herself. ’ However, the negro wanted to draw the woman away with him, and hit her in the face. ’ At that moment the King heard the lady say to the negro, ‘You are betraying your master the Vizir with his wife, and now you betray her, in spite of your intimacy with her and the favours she grants to you.

Be silent, this is not the time to speak,’ said the King. While this of course was going on, the negro Dorérame, still desirous of obtaining the favours of that lady, said to her, ‘I am tired of your lies, O Beder el Bedour’ (full moon of the full moons), for so she called herself. ’ However, the negro wanted to draw the woman away with him, and hit her in the face. ’ At that moment the King heard the lady say to the negro, ‘You are betraying your master the Vizir with his wife, and now you betray her, in spite of your intimacy with her and the favours she grants to you.

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