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were equally surprised at my ingenuity and courage. I then
opened my bag, and they declared that they had never seen
diamonds of equal lustre and size with mine. The merchants
having gathered their diamonds together, we left the place the
next morning; and crossed the mountains until we reached a
port: we there took shipping, and proceeded to the island of
Kolia. There I exchanged some of my diamonds for other
rnerchandise, and we proceeded to Balsora. From BalsoTa 1
proceeded to my native city, Bagdad ; in which I lived in ease
upon the* vast riches 1 had acquired.
Thus Sindbad concluded the history of his second voyage ;
and having presented Hindbad with a hundred sequins, re­
quested him to return on the following day.

TIIK T H i r t n VOYVIC1K OF R1NDBAO.

As 1 still continued of an active disposition, I soon resolved
upon a third vnyngo; and with a cargo of the richest merchan­
dise of Egypt, * once more took shipping at the jw>rt of Balsora.
After we had been at sea a few weeks, wr were overtaken by a
dreadful storm, We wi re obliged at last to cast anchor near
an island which the captain had endeavoured to avoid : for he
assured us that this anil several other neighbouring islands
were inhabited by pigmy saviiges, covered with hair, who would
speedily attack us in great numbers. Very soon, an innumerable
multitude of frightful savages, about two feet high, boarded the
ship. Resistance was useless. They took down our sails, cut
our cable, towed the ship to land, and made us all go on shore.
We went towards the interior of the island, and discovered a
large building. It was a lofty palace, having a gate of ebony,
which was pushed open, and soon discovered anaparUnentinwhich
were human bones and roasting-spits. Presently there appeared