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The Arabian nights' entertainments (1916)

Rhead, Louis, 1857-1926, ill · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 436

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st momentof surprise at finding a man in the jar instead of the oil she ex-pected, have made a great uproar which might have producedterrible consequences. But Morgiana was superior to the posi-tion she held. She was instantly aware of the importanceof secrecy and caution, and understood the… … MORGIANA POURED INTO EACH JAR SUFFICIENTBOILING OIL TO SCALD THE ROBBERS TO DEATH ARABIAN NIGHTS and, without showing any emotion, assumed the manner of thecaptain, and answered, Not yet, but presently. She approachedthe next jar, and the same question was asked her. She went onto all the vessels…

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