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 my love, after all its efforts, finds but one way which can afford the least hope of extricating us from so many evils: I shall not hesitate a moment, as it may be of benefit to both; I am resolved to sell you to one who has great riches, and humanity enough to treat you according to your merit; and by anticipating your happiness, I shall in a great measure forget my own miseries. Ah! cruel Bekir, replied the charming Gulroui, melting into tears, wilt thou separate thy self from me, and talk of my happiness? dost thou think when removed from thy presence, life can have any charms for me? No, I never, never will consent to leave thee; but what do I say, and to what excess does my violent transport lead me? Thou sacrificest thy repose for my tranquility; ought I not to devote my life to thee? Yes, I consent to go as thou proposest, since what thou wilt obtain for my person, may alleviate thy miseries.

Bekir, seeing his lover thus determined, took the painful resolution to put her into the hands of a slave merchant, who conducted her to a rich Emir, named Moter, who, although he had in his seraglio some of the handsomest women in Asia, yet was he astonished with the beauty of Gulroui. What an air! what features! exclaimed he on seeing her! never did I behold so striking a figure! how much do you ask for this