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| Then the pretended merchant was called, and made the same defense which the real merchant had mad e before the real cauzee. When he finished, he offered to take his oath that all he had said was true. "Not so fast," replied the pretended cauzee, "before you come to your oath, I should be glad t o see the jar of olives, Ali Cogia." The pretended Ali Cogia went and returned with the jar, which he declared to be the one he had left with the merchant, and the merchant was called upon to say that it was the same . When the cover was taken off, the pretended cauzee said: "They are fine olives, let me taste them." Then, pretending to eat some, he added. "They are excellent, but I cannot think that oli ves will keep for seven years and be so good; therefore send for some olive merchants, and let me hear what is their opinion." Two boys, as olive merchants, then appeared, "Are you olive merchants?" said the sham cau zee. "Tell me how long olives will keep fit to eat?" "Sir," replied the two merchants, "let us take what care we may, they will hardly be worth anything the third year, as then they have neither ta ste nor color." | 然后他又叫了假扮商人的进来，他像真商人在真法官面前一般的辩护着。 他说完之后，自愿立誓表示所说的皆是实话。 「不要急！」假法官回答道：「在你立誓之前，我想见一见橄榄瓶子。阿里寇奇！」 假阿里寇奇出去后就拿了瓶子回来，他说这瓶子是从前留存在商人那里的那一个，假法官便叫了商人，让他看是否为原物。 启盖后，假法官说道：「这些都是完好的橄榄，让我尝一尝看！」 于是假法官假装吃了一些，继续说。 「橄榄都非常新鲜，但我不相信摆放了七年的橄榄还能这样新鲜，所以去传几个橄榄商人来，让我听听他们的意见。」 于是两个扮橄榄商人的孩子便立即出来。「你们是橄榄商人吗？」假法官说。 「告诉我橄榄能藏多少年仍旧可以保持鲜度？」 「大人！」两个商人说：「我们无论怎样小心，一到第三年橄榄就不值钱了，因为在第三年好滋味就没有了，颜色也变了。」 |
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