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22 DIA )IOND CUT DI AMOND.
should need half a score of slaves and SIX months
labour to satisfy so foolish a demand."
11. " Are there any winged ants in Jidduh ?" asked
the cadi. " Of course," answered th e merchants,
laughing. " Our houses are full of th em ; and it would
be doing us a great service to rid us of th em."
" Th en Ali must ke ep his promise, or give back the
casket ,' said th e ead i. " Tlus young man was mad
to sell his diamonds weight for weight: he is also
mad to demand such payment. 0 mu ch the better
for Ali th e first time; so much the worse for him t11C
second. Justi ce has not two weights and measures.
Every bargain holds good before th e law. Either
furnish tw enty pounds of ants' wings, or restore th e
'cask et to the \ Banian.' " A righteous judgment,"
shouted th e spectators, wonder-struck at such equity.
1 2. Th e casket was at once restored to the st ra nger,
who was now almost beside himself with joy. H e
took from it three diamonds of the first water and
forced them on Omar, wh o pu t them in his girdle, and
seated himself by his father, his gravity unmoved by
th e gaze of the assembly. L EI·E U\"RE·LABOULATE .
di-a-mo nd
ca~i
law-suit
is~sue
con-ver-sa-tion
mosque
per-pet-u-al
rep-u-ta-tion
prin-ci-pal
sem-i-cir-cle
mll~gis-trate
cu-ri-os-i-ty
ba-zaar'
jew-el-ler
ven-er-a-ble
il-lus-tri-ous
treach-er-y
right-e-ous
eq-ui-tv
gra~l-ty
\ V ORD EXY.RCISE:-
I. ~Iak e sentences conta ining th e words repute, reputati on, and
disreputable.
2. Explain th e fonnati on of the word welcome, sud show its use
... vari ous parts of speech.
3. Give th e meanings of the words equity, iniquity, equality, and
inequality.
For XOTES, see pafJe !S7.