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 21                    Morgiana did not say a word to any one of                     this discovery, but sent the other slave into the kitchen, and waited at table herself; and while Cogia Houssian was drinking, she perceived he had a dagger under his coat. When supper was ended, and the desert and wines on table, Morgiana went away and dressed herself in the habit of a dancing girl; she next called Abdalla, a faithful slave, to play on his tabor while she danced. As soon as she appeared at the parlour door, her master who was very fond of see- ing her dance, ordered her to come in and entertain the guest with some of her best dancing, Cogia Houssian was not very well satisfied with this entertainment; but was compelled, for fear of discovering him- self, to seem pleased with the dancing, while in fact he wished Morgiana at the devil, and was quite alarmed. Jest he should lose his opportunity of murdering, Ali Baba and his son. Morgiana danced several dances with the utmost grace and agility, and then draw- ing a poinard from her girdle, she perform- ed many surprising things with it, sometimes presenting the point to one, then at another and then seeming to strike it into her own bosom. Suddenly she pausęd, and holding the poinard in the right hand, held: her left to her master, as if begging some money;