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 reward you for this murder? no, no; I will revenge his death, and go this moment to make my complaint to the Cady.

The porter gave very little heed to all her threats; he thought ſhe only did this to avoid paying 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 ſtill refuſed to pay him: I ſwwear 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 pays out 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 hold you The more the porter inſiſted for his money, the more noiſe Nohoud made; he grew weary of ſo much reſillance, and taking her by the hair, he pulled her into the ſtreet, and was really going to throw her into the Tigris, when the neighbours ran to her aſſiſtance.

The porter, upon this took to his heels, very much in dedugeon at having, as he thought, been ſo groſsly put upon, and was going towards the bridge in his way home, when he met three men, each with a load upon his ſhoulders, 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 ſnappilly; I am going where I pleaſe: You are greatly deceived, anſwered the ſtranger, for you ſhall go for I pleaſe; take this bundle off my bead, and walk before me.

The porter ſurpriſed at the command, would have reſiſted; but the man having ſhook at him