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 in great affliction, they were not surprised to hear shortly, that Cassim had died of his disorder.

The next difficulty was to bury him without discovery, but Morgiana was ready to contrive a plan for that also. She put on her veil, 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 Cassin'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 received two pieces of gold, was led blindfolded the same way back to his stall.

Morgiana then covered the body with a winding sheet, sent for the undertaker to make preparations for the funeral and Cassim was buried with all due solemnity that very day.

Ali Baba now removed his few goods