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 out discovery; but Morgiana was ready to contrive a plan for that also. She put on her vail, and went to a distant part of the city very early in the morning, where she found a poor cobbler, just opening his stall. She put a piece of gold into 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 cobbler hesitated at first; but the gold tempted him, and he consented: when Morgiana, carefully covering his eyes, so that he could not see a step of the way, 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 orders; and having recivedreceived [sic] two pieces of gold, was led blindfolded the same way back to his 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 solemitysolemnity [sic] that very 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 de-