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the sea and shore ; and then, at last, being gathered together,
it began to re-enter the vessel, which it continued to do succes­
sively* by a slow and Cfjual motion, after a smooth and exact
way, till nothing was left o u t; and Immediately a voice came
forth, whiuh Said to the fisherman, “ Well, now, incredulous
fellow, 1 atn all in the vessel, do not you believe me now?"
The fisherman, instead M answering the genu*, took the cover
of lead, find having speedily shut the vessel* “ lietiie/' cries he,
“ now it is your turn to hog my favour, and to choose which
way 1 shall put you to death : but not so, it is hotter that I
should throw you into the Sefy whence I took you; nnd then
1 will hniId a house upon the hank* where f will dwell, to give
notice to nil fishermen who come to throw in their nets to
beware of such a wicked g^nie as thou art* who hast made oath
to kill him that sets t licit at liberty.*’
The g^nie. enraged at those expressions, did all he could to
set out of the vessel again ; hut it was not possible for him to
do it ; soT perceiving that the fisherman had got the advantage
of him, he thought fit to dissemble Ins anger. “ Fisherman,"
said he, in a pleasant tone, “ take heed you do not do what you
say, for what I spoke to yon before was only by way of jest,
and you are to take it no otherwise.”—tL O, genic !J" replies (lie
fisherman, 44 thou who wast hut a moment ago the greatest of
all genii, and now art the least of them ; thy crafty discourse
will signify nothing to thee, bat to the sea thou shalt. return.
If thou hast stayed there already so long as thou hast told me,
thou mayest very well stay there some time longer, I begged
of thee not to Ukv away my life, and Ihou didst reject my
prayers; I am obliged to treat thee in the same manner/' The
genie omitted nothing that could prevail upon the fisherman.
“ Open the vessel,'* says he: “ give me liberty, I pray thee, and
J promise to satisfy thee to thy own content.” The fisherman