Excerpt from The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Vol. 2 of 6: Carefully Revised, and Occasionally Corrected From the Arabic; To Which Is Added, a Selection of New Tales, Now First Translated From the Arabic OriginalsSir, your majesty may easily imagine, that the ré pining Hindbad was not a little surprised at this compliment. For, considering what he had said, he was afraid Sinbad had sent for him to punish him: therefore he would have excused himself, alleging, that he could not leave his burden in the middle of the street. But Sinbad's servants assured him they would look to it, and were so urgent with him, that he was obliged to yield.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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