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Weforward before I

did; but the reed was delivered to none but me, and on my approach it was

let drop I untied the knot and I found forty Spanish gold croith a

paper written in Arabic, and at the end of the writing there was a large

cross drawn I kissed the cross, took the crowns and returned to the

terrace, and we all ns that I would read the paper, and then the as closed We

were all puzzled, though filled with joy at what had taken place; and as

none of us understood Arabic, great was our curiosity to knohat the

paper contained, and still greater the difficulty of finding soade, a native of Murcia,

who professed a very great friendship for es that

bound hiht entrust to hiades, when they intend to return to Christian territory,

to carry about the, in

whatever forade is a worthy man who

has always shown kindness to Christians, and is anxious to escape on the

first opportunity that ood intentions, others put thee on Christian territory, if they chance to be cast away, or

taken prisoners, they produce their certificates and say that from these