The Arabian Nights

let what would be the consequence.

“Once more,” said the same gentleman, “we advise you to restrain your curiosity: it will cost you the loss of your right eye.” “No matter,” I replied; “be assured that if such a misfortune befall me, I will not impute it to you, but to myself.”

He farther represented to me, that when I had lost an eye I must not hope to remain with them, if I were so disposed, because their number was complete,


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let what would be the consequence.

“Once more,” said the same gentleman, “we advise you to restrain your curiosity: it will cost you the loss of your right eye.” “No matter,” I replied; “be assured that if such a misfortune befall me, I will not impute it to you, but to myself.”

He farther represented to me, that when I had lost an eye I must not hope to remain with them, if I were so disposed, because their number was complete,


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