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 a little, but still the priceless pearl was not pierced even by that last lusty blow.

After a short rest he was about to have another goat her, but he perceived that the first glimmers of dawn were already lighting up the sky with their pale saffron light, so he bade the young girl rise and betake herself home.

She got up, put on her chemise and gown, and always in her trance-like state, crept quietly to her room, lay down upon her bed, and unconcerned, went off to sleep.

On the morrow when she woke, at the usual hour, the adventures of the night seemed to her like a bewildering night-mare.