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He perceived Catnier, who slept with his head resting upon his paw, and distinguished plainly the six young Greeks and the shepherd, who were all in a profound sleep, though he was far from suspecting it, as their eyes were open. Dakianos was not rash enough to renew his efforts a secret horror restrained him.
This last prodigy engaged him to have recourse to the seven sleepers, and to Catnier himself, begging them to intercede for him. The little dog answered him thus: "It is fear, and not piety, that seems to soften the hardness of thy heart. Begone: thou canst not deceive Allah." Dakianos retired, confounded with this last reproach, but still more distracted at having humbled himself so far.
"Tremble, thou wretch!" said Catnier then to him, without any emotion or so much as raising his head, which lay upon his paws. "Shall I tremble?" returned Dakianos: "Allah Himself cannot make me tremble." "But He can punish thee," pursued Catnier; "thou drawest near thy last moment." Dakianos, at that word, listening only to his resentment, took his arrows and his bow.
One day, when he had joined to his usual speeches the blackest imprecations against Heaven, Allah permitted Catnier, without any motion, to answer him: "Wretch! darest thou blaspheme a God who has let thee live, notwithstanding the crimes that thou hast been guilty of?
"If thy God could restore me the honour that has been taken from me, I would endeavour " Catnier answered him, "Go, return to Ephesus; other misfortunes attend thee there." These words threw Dakianos into the utmost confusion.
"Now you will be obliged to deliver yourselves up to my power!" Catnier answered him again, "We fear thee not: God is our protector. But believe me, and return to Ephesus: thy presence is become necessary there." Dakianos perceiving that he would give no further answer, returned to the city, and found that several of the chief of the eunuchs of his seraglio were murdered.
Notwithstanding this inconvenience, they agreed that they must absolutely send one of their number to the city to buy provisions; and casting their eyes upon the shepherd, Jemlikha gave him money, telling him that he ran no hazard by going. The shepherd rising to do them that service, at that moment Catnier awakened, perfectly cured of his broken legs, and ran to caress them.
Catnier, who always spoke, answered him thus: "God will restore no children whom He has banished from the world to punish the crimes of their father. Go, return to Ephesus. Thou deservest to find new misfortunes there."
The shepherd had a little dog, which he called Catnier, that followed them. They did not care to take him with them; and using all their skill to drive him away, they at last threw a stone at him, which broke his leg; but he still followed them limping.
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