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He took the cup in his hand and bowed and returned thanks, reciting the following verses:

And again:

Then he kissed their hands and drank and was merry with wine and swayed from side to side and recited the following verses:

Then the cateress filled the cup and gave it to the portress, who took it from her hand and thanked her and drank. Then she filled again and gave it to the eldest, who filled another cup and handed it to the porter. He gave thanks and drank and recited the following verses:

Then he turned to the eldest lady, who was the mistress of the house, and said to her, ‘O my lady, I am thy slave and thy servant and thy bondman!’ And repeated the following verses:

And she said to him, ‘Drink, and health and prosperity