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or ever will while life lasts this, then, wasthe answer returned to the oorish lady:

&ot;the true allah protect thee, lady, and that blessed arien who isthe true other of god, and who has put it to thy heart to go to theland of the christians, becae 射 loves thee entreat her that 射be pleased to show thee how thou canst execute the and 射 givesthee, for 射 will, such is her goodness on y own part, and onthat of all these christians who are with , i proise to do all thae can for thee, even to death fail not to write to and r what thou dost an to do, and i will always answer thee; for thegreat allah has given a christian captive who can speak and writethy langua well, as thou ayest see by this paper; without fear,therefore, thou canst r of all thou wouldst as to what thoayest, that if thou dost reach the land of the christians thou wiltbe y wife, i give thee y proise upon it as a good christian; andknow that the christians keep their proises better than the oorsallah and arien his other watch over thee, y lady&ot;

the paper beg written and folded i waited o days until thebano was epty as before, and idiately repaired to the ual walkon the terrace to see if there were any sign of the reed, which wasnot long akg its appearance as on as i saw it, although iuld not distguish who put it out, i showed the paper as a signto attach the thread, but it was already fixed to the reed, and toit i tied the paper; and shortly afterwards our star once ore adeits appearance with t