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 12 HISTORY OF THE THREE ward you for this murder? 'no, no I will revenge his death, and go this moment to make my con- plaint to the Cady. The porter gave very little heed to all her threats; he thought fire did this only to avoid paving him the money ſhe had promiſed him. Without jeſting, ſaid he, give me the two ſequins I have ſo lawfully earned; you have made a fool of me long enough already : I muſt be gone home. Nohoud refuſing to pay him; I ſwear by my head, replied he in a violent rage, if you do not give me the two ſequins this moment, I will ſend you to keep company with that crooked monſter I have thrown into the river. Now, added he, diſpute my payment if you dare: I am not ſuch a fool as you take me for; I will have my money preſently, or I will make the houſe too hot to held you. The more the porter inſiſted upon his mo- ney, the more noiſe Nohoud made; he grew weary of ſo much reſiſtance, and taking her by the hair, he pulled her into the ſtreet; and was really go- ing to throw her into the Tygris, when the neigh- bours ran to her aſſiſſance. The porter upon this took to his heels, very much in dudgeon at having, as he thought, been ſo groſly put upon, and was going towards the bridge in his way home, when he met three men, each with a lead upon his ſhoulder, as far as he could diſcern in the dark. He that went firſt took him by the arm: Where are you going at this time of night, ſaid he? What's that to you, ſaid the porter very ſnappiſhly: I am going where I pleaſe? You are greatly deceived, anſwered the stranger, for you ſhall go where 'I pleaſe? take this bundle off my head, and walk before me. The porter, ſurpriſed at the command, would have reſiſted; but that man having ſhook at him a ſabre