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 daughter-in-law. Then addressing himself to his son, he said to him, I believe you, son, to be so dutiful a child, that you will not refuse Morgiana for your wife. You see that Cogia Houssian sought your friendship with a treacherous design to take away my life; and, if he had succeeded, there is no doubt but he would have sacrificed you also to his revenge. Consider, that by marrying Morgiana, you marry the support of my family, and your own.

The son, far from shewing any dislike, readily consented to the marriage; not only because he would not disobey his father, but that his inclination prompted him to it.

After this they thought of burying the captain of the robbers with his comrades, and did it so privately that nobody knew any thing of it till a great many years after, when not any one had any concern on the publication of this remarkable history.

A few days afterwards, Ali Baba celebrated the marriage of his son and Morgiana, with a sumptuous entertainment; and every one who knew Morgiana, said she was worthy of her good fortune, and highly commended her master's generosity towards her.

During a twelve-month Ali Baba forbore to go near the forest, but at length his