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bet, and put ſnow^[1] into it; and offering it to Agib, “This (ſaid he) is Sherbet of Roſes; and the pleaſinteſt you’ll meet with all the Town over; I am ſure you never taſted better.” Agib having drunk of it with Pleaſure, Bedreddin Haſſan took the Cup from him, and preſented it to the Eunuch, who drunk it all off at one Pull.

In fine, Agib and his Governor, having fared well, returned Thanks to the Paſtry-Cook tor their good Entertainment, and moved Homewards, it being then latiſh. When they arrived at the Tents of Schemſeddin Mohammed, they repaired immediately to the Lady’s Tent, Agib’s Grand-mother received him with Tranſports of Joy: Her Son Bedreddin run always in her Mind, andin embracing Agib, the Remembrance of him drew Tears from her Eyes. Ah, my Child! ſaid ſhe, my Joy would be perfect, if I had the Pleaſure of embracing your Father Bedreddin Haſſan, as I now embrace you. Then, fitting down to Supper, ſhe made Agib ſit by her, and put ſeveral Queſions to him relating to the Walk he had been taking along with the Eunuch, and, complaining of his ſorry Stomach, gave him a Piece of Cream Tart, which ſhe made for her ſelf, and was indeed very good; for, I told you before, the could make them better than the beſt Paſtry-Cooks. She likewiſe gave ſome to the Eunuch; but both of them had eat ſo heartily at Bedreddin’s Houſe that they could not taſte a bit.

Here approaching Day put a ſtop to Scherſeddin’s Story for this Night; but towards the cloſe of the next, ſhe reſumed it in the following Terms.

AGib no ſooner touched the Piece of Cream Tart that had been ſet before him, than he pretended he did not like it, and left it uncut; and Schaban (ſuch was the Eunuch’s Name)^[2] did the ſame thing. The Widow of Noureddin Ali obſerved with regret, that her Grand-