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On their arrival at the market-place, Num commenced blowing it with all his might, while Timothy, in his spangled dress, as soon as they had collected a crowd, stood upon his saddle, and harangued the people as follows:
Num. xxxv. 15 the gleanings of the harvest and vintage were assigned to them, Lev. xix. 9, 10, and xxiii. 22, and 25, 6; the blessings of the Sabbath, theirs, Ex. xx. 10; the privilege of offering sacrifices secured, Lev. 22. 18; and stated religious instruction provided for them. Deut. xxxi. 9, 12.
"O Commander of the Faithful," answered she, "she is one of thy slave-girls and the bosom friend of Num, who will neither eat nor drink without her." And she repeated the words of the poet: Two opposites, dissevered still in charms and straitly knit, And each one's beauty brightlier shows against its opposite.
As for Nimeh, when he returned home, he sat down on his bed and cried, "Ho, Num!" But she answered not; so he rose in haste and called out, but none came to him, for all the women in the house had hidden themselves, for fear of him. Then he went in to his mother, whom he found sitting with her cheek on her hand, and said to her, "O my mother, where is Num?"
"Well, I never felt my spangled dress so heavy before. Where are we going?" "Only a little way," replied Timothy, "and then you will have nothing more to do." "I don't know that. When master puts on that dress, I have to swallow little things till I'm sick." "It's all good for your health, Num." "I'm very well, I thank'e," replied the poor fellow; "but I'm very hot and very tired."
Melchior made his appearance in the market-place, attended by me, dressed as a German student, Timothy and Num in their costumes. A stage had been already prepared, and the populace had crowded round it more with the intention of laughing than of making purchases.
"I don't know," said Num, looking up with his idiotical, melancholy face. "Ha! ha! ha'" roared the crowd at Num's stupid answer. "The fellow's a fool'" said Melchior, to the gaping audience. "Well, then, if he can't tell, perhaps you may, Mr Dionysius," said I, addressing Tim. "How many, sir? Do you want to know exactly and directly?" "Yes, sir, immediately." "Without counting, sir?"
About four o'clock in the afternoon, Melchior made his appearance in the market-place, attended by me, dressed as a German student, Timothy and Num in their costumes. A stage had been already prepared, and the populace had crowded round it more with the intention of laughing than of making purchases.
Fortunately for poor Num, we were not far from the market town at which we intended to open our campaign, which we did the next morning by Num and Timothy sallying forth, the former with a large trumpet in his hand, and the latter riding on a donkey.
Hereupon Num again blew the trumpet till he was black in the face; and Timothy, dropping on his donkey, rode away to other parts of the town, where he repeated his grandiloquent announcement, followed, as may be supposed, by a numerous cortege of little ragged boys.
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