andagreaerrorseizeduponhim,andhesaidoheweaver,“wharobeishishahouarweaving?”

“iisherobeforhecoronaionofheyoungking,”heanswered;“whaishaohee?”

andheyoungkinggavealoudcryandwoke,andlo!hewasinhisownchamber,andhroughhewindowhesawhegreahoneycolouredmoonhanginginheduskyair

andhefellasleepagainanddreamed,andhiswashisdream

hehoughhahewaslyingonhedeckofahugegalleyhawasbeingrowedbyahundredsvesonacarpebyhissidehemaserofhegalleywasseaedhewasbckasebony,andhisurbanwasofcrimsonsilkgreaearringsofsilverdraggeddownhehicklobesofhisears,andinhishandshehadapairofivoryscales

hesveswerenaked,buforaraggedloincloh,andeachmanwaschainedohisneighbourhehosunbeabrighlyuponhem,andhenegroesranupanddownhegangwayandshedhemwihwhipsofhideheysrechedouheirleanarmsandpulledheheavyoarshroughhewaerhesalsprayflewfromhebdes

asheyreachedalilebay,andbeganoakesoundingsalighwindblewfromheshore,andcoveredhedeckandhegreaeensailwihafinereddushreearabsmounedonwildassesrodeouandhrewspearsahemhemaserofhegalleyookapainedbowinhishandandshooneofheminhehroahefellheavilyinohesurf,andhiscompanionsgallopedawayawomanwrappedinayellowveilfollowedslowlyonacamel,lookingbacknowandhenahedeadbody

assoonasheyhadcasanchorandhauleddownhesail,henegroesweninoheholdandbroughupalongropedder,heavilyweighedwihleadhemaserofhegalleyhrewioverheside,makingheendsfasowoironsanchionshenhenegroesseizedheyoungesofhesvesandknockedhisgyvesoff,andfilledhisnosrilsandhisearswihwax,andiedabigsoneroundhiswaishecrepwearilydownhedder,anddisappearedinoheseaafewbubblesrosewherehesanksomeofheohersvespeeredcuriouslyoverhesideaheprowofhegalleysaasharkcharmer,beaingmonoonouslyuponadrum

afersomeimehediverroseupouofhewaer,andclungpaningohedderwihapearlinhisrighhandhenegroesseizedifromhim,andhrushimbackhesvesfellasleepoverheiroars

againandagainhecameup,andeachimehahedidsohebroughwihhimabeauifulpearlhemaserofhegalleyweighedhem,andpuheminoalilebagofgreenleaher

heyoungkingriedospeak,buhisongueseemedocleaveoheroofofhismouh,andhislipsrefusedomovehenegroeschaeredoeachoher,andbeganoquarreloverasringofbrighbeadswocranesflewroundandroundhevessel

henhedivercameupforhesime,andhepearlhahebroughwihhimwasfairerhanallhepearlsoformuz,foriwasshapedlikehefullmoon,andwhierhanhemorningsarbuhisfacewassrangelypale,andashefelluponhedeckhebloodgushedfromhisearsandnosrilshequiveredforalile,andhenhewassillhenegroesshruggedheirshoulders,andhrewhebodyoverboard

andhemaserofhegalleyughed,and,reachingou,heookhepearl,andwhenhesawihepressediohisforeheadandbowed“ishallbe,”hesaid,“forhescepreofheyoungking,”andhemadeasignohenegroesodrawupheanchor