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Rh And the captain of the guard, having seized him to kill him, said, "But perhaps he may belong to the noblest among the Arabs."

Then said the third young man,

Then the captain of the guard, who had laid hold of him to kill him, said, "But maybe he is of the Arab heroes." And early next morning he reported their affair to el-Hajjâj, who ordered them to be brought before him. And he discovered their condition, and lo! the first was the son of a barber, and the second was a son of a bean-seller, and the third was the son of a weaver. And el-Hajjâj was astonished at their quickness, and said to those seated