last few days?" And the other told him all that he had seen and heard,



but the captain could not learn a whit of that which most concerned

him. Hereby he understood that Ali Baba was ware and wise, and that he



had not only carried away such store of treasure, but he had also

destroyed so many lives and withal had come off scatheless.



Furthermore, that he himself must needs have all his wits alert not to

fall into the hands of his foe and perish.



With this resolve the captain hired a shop in the bazaar, whither he

bore whole bales of the finest stuffs and goodlymerchandise from



his forest treasure house, and presently he took his seat within the

store and fell to doing merchant's business. By chance his place



fronted the booth of the defunct Kasim, where his son, Ali Baba's

nephew, now traded, and the captain, who called himself Khwajah Hasan,



soon formed acquaintance and friendship with the shopkeepers around

about him and treated all with profuse civilities. But he was



especially gracious and cordial to the son of Kasim, a handsome

youth and a well-dressed, and ofttimes he would sit and chat with



him for a long while. A few days after, it chanced that Ali Baba, as

he was sometimes wont to do, came to see his nephew, whom he found



sitting in his shop. The captain saw and recognized him at sight,

and one morning he asked the young man, saying, "Prithee tell me, who



is he that ever and anon cometh to thee at thy place of sale?" Whereto

the youth made answer, "He is my uncle, the brother of my father."



Whereupon the captain showed him yet greater favor and affection,

the better to deceive him for his own devices, and gave him presents



and made him sit at meat with him and fed him with the daintiest of

dishes.



Presently Ali Baba's nephew bethought him it was only right and

proper that he also should invite the merchant to supper, but



whereas his own house was small, and he was straitened for room and

could not make a show of splendor, as did Khwajah Hasan, he took



counsel with his uncle on the matter. Ali Baba replied to his

nephew: "Thou sayest well. It behooveth thee to entreat thy friend



in fairest fashion even as he hath entreated thee. On the morrow,

which is Friday, shut thy shop, as do all merchants of repute. Then,



after the early meal, take Khwajah Hasan to smell the air, and as thou

walkest lead him hither unawares. Meanwhile I will give orders that



Morgiana shall make ready for his coming the best of viands and all

necessaries for a feast. Trouble not thyself on any wise, but leave



the matter in my hands." Accordingly on the next day- to wit,

Friday- the nephew of Ali Baba took Khwajah Hasan to walk about the



garden, and as they were returning he led him by the street wherein

his uncle dwelt. When they came to the house, the youth stopped at the



door and knocking, said: "O my lord, this is my second home. My

uncle hath heard much of thee and of thy goodness meward, and desireth



with exceeding desire to see thee, so shouldst thou consent to enter

and visit him, I shall be truly glad and thankful to thee." Albeit



Khwajah Hasan rejoiced in heart that he had thus found means hereby" target="_blank" title="ad.凭什么；靠那个">whereby

he might have access to his enemy's house and household, and



although he hoped soon to attain his end by treachery, yet he

hesitated to enter in and stood to make his excuses and walk away.



But when the door was opened by the slave porter, Ali Baba's

nephew seized his companion's hand and after abundantpersuasion led



him in, whereat he entered with great show of cheerfulness as though

much pleased and honored. The housemaster received him with all



favor and worship and asked him of his welfare, and said to him: "O my

lord, I am obliged and thankful to thee for that thou hast shewn favor



to the son of my brother, and I perceive that thou regardest him

with an affection even fonder than my own." Khwajah Hasan replied with



pleasant words and said: "Thy nephewvastly taketh my fancy and in him

I am well pleased, for that although young in years yet he hath been



endued by Allah with much of wisdom."

Thus they twain conversed with friendly conversation, and



presently the guest rose to depart and said: "O my lord, thy slave

must now farewell thee, but on some future day- Inshallah- he will



again wait upon thee." Ali Baba, however, would not let him leave, and

asked: "Whither wendest thou, O my friend? I would invite thee to my



table, and I pray thee sit at meat with us and after hie thee home

• gallant [´gælənt, gə´lænt] a.英勇的；华丽的 (初中英语单词)


• project [prə´dʒekt, ´prɔdʒekt] v.设计；投掷 n.计划 (初中英语单词)


• horizon [hə´raizən] n.地平线；范围；视野 (初中英语单词)


• fright [frait] n.惊吓；恐怖；怪人 (初中英语单词)


• presently [´prezəntli] ad.不久；目前 (初中英语单词)


• vessel [´vesəl] n.容器；船；脉管 (初中英语单词)


• whisper [´wispə] v.耳语 n.低语；沙沙声 (初中英语单词)


• fierce [fiəs] a.残忍的；强烈的 (初中英语单词)


• intent [in´tent] a.专心致志的 n.意图 (初中英语单词)


• robber [´rɔbə] n.强盗；盗贼 (初中英语单词)


• downstairs [,daun´steəz] ad.在楼下 a.楼下的 (初中英语单词)


• nevertheless [,nevəðə´les] conj.&ad.然而；不过 (初中英语单词)


• therefore [´ðeəfɔ:] ad.&conj.因此；所以 (初中英语单词)


• chiefly [´tʃi:fli] ad.主要地；尤其 (初中英语单词)


• breath [breθ] n.呼吸；气息 (初中英语单词)


• contents [´kɔ:ntents] n.容纳物；要旨 (初中英语单词)


• wealth [welθ] n.财富，财产 (初中英语单词)


• firmly [´fə:mli] ad.坚固地，稳定地 (初中英语单词)


• undertake [,ʌndə´teik] vt.从事；承担；担保 (初中英语单词)


• pursue [pə´sju:] v.追赶；追踪；从事 (初中英语单词)


• suitable [´su:təbəl, ´sju:-] a.合适的，适当的 (初中英语单词)


• keeper [´ki:pə] n.管理人；看守；保管人 (初中英语单词)


• resolve [ri´zɔlv] v.决心 n.决心；刚毅 (初中英语单词)


• acquaintance [ə´kweintəns] n.相识；熟人，相识的人 (初中英语单词)


• gracious [´greiʃəs] a.和蔼可亲的；任慈的 (初中英语单词)


• nephew [´nevju:, ´nɛfju] n.侄子；外甥 (初中英语单词)


• deceive [di´si:v] vt.欺骗，欺诈 (初中英语单词)


• splendor [´splendə] n.壮丽 =splendour (初中英语单词)


• hither [´hiðə] ad.到此处 (初中英语单词)


• meanwhile [´mi:n´wail] n.&ad.其间；同时 (初中英语单词)


• accordingly [ə´kɔ:diŋli] ad.因此；从而；依照 (初中英语单词)


• goodness [´gudnis] n.优良；美德；精华 (初中英语单词)


• attain [ə´tein] v.取得；到达；成为 (初中英语单词)


• abundant [ə´bʌndənt] a.丰富的；充分的 (初中英语单词)


• persuasion [pə´sweiʒən] n.说服(力)；劝说；见解 (初中英语单词)


• worship [´wə:ʃip] n.&v.崇拜；敬仰 (初中英语单词)


• welfare [´welfeə] n.福利(事业) (初中英语单词)


• perceive [pə´si:v] vt.察觉；看出；领悟 (初中英语单词)


• affection [ə´fekʃən] n.友爱；慈爱 (初中英语单词)


• farewell [feə´wel] int.再见 n.&a.告别 (初中英语单词)


• exceedingly [ik´si:diŋli] ad.非常地，极度地 (高中英语单词)


• hearing [´hiəriŋ] n.听力；听证会；审讯 (高中英语单词)


• quarry [´kwɔri] n.(采)石场；猎物 (高中英语单词)


• trader [´treidə] n.商人；商船 (高中英语单词)


• obedience [ə´bi:djəns] n.服从；顺从 (高中英语单词)


• caution [´kɔ:ʃən] n.&vt.小心；告诫；警告 (高中英语单词)


• plunder [´plʌndə] v.&n.掠夺；盗窃 (高中英语单词)


• finding [´faindiŋ] n.发现物；判断；结果 (高中英语单词)


• related [ri´leitid] a.叙述的；有联系的 (高中英语单词)


• amongst [ə´mʌŋst] prep.其中之一 =among (高中英语单词)


• concerning [kən´sə:niŋ] prep.关于 (高中英语单词)


• beware [bi´weə] v.(用于祈使句)谨防 (高中英语单词)


• behalf [bi´hɑ:f] n.利益 (高中英语单词)


• vengeance [´vendʒəns] n.报复，复仇 (高中英语单词)


• furthermore [,fə:ðə´mɔ:] ad.而且，此外 (高中英语单词)


• straightway [´streitwei] ad.立刻 (高中英语单词)


• goodly [´gudli] a.适意的；漂亮的 (高中英语单词)


• merchandise [´mə:tʃəndaiz] n.商品 v.经商 (高中英语单词)


• cordial [´kɔ:diəl] a.热忱的；亲切的 (高中英语单词)


• saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ] n.言语；言论；格言 (高中英语单词)


• thankful [´θæŋkfəl] a.感激的；欣慰的 (高中英语单词)


• access [´ækses] n.接近；通路；进入 (高中英语单词)


• treachery [´tretʃəri] n.背叛；背信弃义 (高中英语单词)


• porter [´pɔ:tə] n.守门人；勤杂工人 (高中英语单词)


• expedient [ik´spi:diənt] a.合适的 n.权宜之计 (英语四级单词)


• almighty [ɔ:l´maiti] a.万能的；全能的 (英语四级单词)


• privacy [´praivəsi, -pri] n.隐退；独处；秘密 (英语四级单词)


• wretch [retʃ] n.不幸的人；卑鄙的人 (英语四级单词)


• speechless [´spi:tʃləs] a.说不出话的 (英语四级单词)


• villain [´vilən] n.坏人；恶棍；反面角色 (英语四级单词)


• wondrous [´wʌndrəs] a.极好的 ad.惊人地 (英语四级单词)


• sundry [´sʌndri] a.各式各样的，各式的 (英语四级单词)


• thieves [θi:vz] thief的复数 (英语四级单词)


• whereby [weə´bai] ad.凭什么；靠那个 (英语四级单词)


• cautious [´kɔ:ʃəs] a.小心的；谨慎的 (英语四级单词)


• exceeding [ik´si:diŋ] a.超越的，非常的 (英语四级单词)


• resolved [ri´zɔlvd] a.决心的；坚定的 (英语四级单词)


• withal [wi´ðɔ:l] ad.加之；同样；然而 (英语四级单词)


• entreat [in´tri:t] vt.恳求，恳请 (英语四级单词)


• whereat [weər´æt] ad.对于…；在这里 (英语四级单词)


• vastly [´vɑ:stli, ´væstli] ad.巨大地；广阔地 (英语四级单词)


• vouchsafe [vautʃ´seif] v.赐予；俯允 (英语六级单词)


• taking [´teikiŋ] a.迷人的 n.捕获物 (英语六级单词)


• assured [ə´ʃuəd] a.确实的 n.被保险人 (英语六级单词)


• withheld [wið´held] withhold过去式(分词) (英语六级单词)


• wherewith [wɛə´wiθ] ad.用什么；用以 (英语六级单词)


• conformity [kən´fɔ:miti] n.依照；适合；一致(点) (英语六级单词)


• wanting [´wɔntiŋ, wɑ:n-] a.短缺的；不足的 (英语六级单词)


• visage [´vizidʒ] n.面容，面貌 (英语六级单词)


• magical [´mædʒikəl] a.有魔术的，神奇的 (英语六级单词)


• hereby [,hiə´bai] ad.因此；特此 (英语六级单词)


• repute [ri´pju:t] n.名誉(声) vt.称为 (英语六级单词)


• cheerfulness [´tʃiəfulnis] n.高兴，愉快 (英语六级单词)