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"Give it for half a drachma a goblet, and we will taste it," said one of the merchants. "Half a drachma!" repeated the host. "Sooner will the Nile flow upward toward Thebes than I give such sweetness for half a drachma, unless I do it for thee, Lord Belezis, who art the pearl of Sidon. Hei, slaves! bring to our benefactors the largest pitcher of wine from Cyprus."
When the innkeeper had walked on, the merchant named Belezis said to his companions, "May my hand wither if that wine is worth half a drachma! But never mind! We shall have less trouble with the police hereafter."
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