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14 where Ali Baba dwelt, and found him sit- ing in the porch of his house. " Sir id he to Ali Baba, “I have brought this oil a great way to sell, and-am too late d for this day's market. As I am quite a stranger in this town, will you do me the favour to let me put my mules into your court-yard, and direct me where I may lodge to night." Ali Baba who was a good natured mar, welcomed the pretended oil merchant very ndly, and offered him a bed in his own buse, and having ordered the mules to be loaded in the yard, and properly fed, he kiviteid his guest into supper. The captain, aving seen the jars placed ready in the hrd, followed Ali Baba into the house, and iter supper was shewn to the chamber here he was to sleep. It happened that Morgiana was obliged sit up later that night than usual, to get ady her master's bathing linen for the fol- wing morning, and while she was busy a but the fire, her lamp went out, and there as no more oil in the house. After considering what she could possi- y do for a light, she recollected the thirty ght oil-jars in the yard, and determined take a little oil out of one of them for r lamp. She took her oil-pot in her hand, d approaching the first jar, the robber thin said, “Is it time, captain ?" Any her slave, perhaps, on hecring a man in