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I have suffered for it, but I have had my desire." Tale 52. The Khoja and the Incompetent Barber. On one occasion the Khoja was shaved by a most incompetent barber. At every stroke the man cut his head with the razor, and kept sticking on bits of cotton to stop the bleeding. At last the Khoja lost patience.
Being satisfied with this apology, the emperor called for a shaker, which he let fly at a crane; but on the bird returning, without seizing his prey, the emperor gave it three strokes on the head. He then alighted from his horse, and sat down in a chair, resting his feet on another, and gave a shaker to Soltan Shah, and another to Soltan Ahmed, but none to Shadi Khoja.
'No one so wise but he has some folly to spare. Moreover, in his foolishness there was often a hidden meaning, as a letter is hid in a basket of dates not for every eye. "As to his knaveries, they were few, and more humorous than injurious. Though be it far from me, O children, as a man of years and probity, to defend the conduct of the Khoja to the Jew money-lender.
Dear Mr Germsell, I was just telling Lady Fritterly what an interesting conversation we were having last night when it was unfortunately interrupted. I shall be so glad if you would explain more fully now what you were telling me. I am sure everybody would be interested. Lady Fritterly. Oh do, Mr Germsell; it would be quite too nice of you. And, Mr Drygull, will you ask the Khoja to Mr Drygull.
"You were quite willing to believe that it had had a child," said the Khoja; "it seems odd you cannot believe that it is dead." Tale 21. The Day of the Month. One day Khoja Effendi walked into the bazaar. As he went about among the buyers and sellers, a man came up to him and said, "Is it the third or fourth day of the month to-day?" "How should I know?" replied the Khoja.
"Ah!" cried the Khoja angrily, "it's because of your running so madly that they have stuck that stick into you, I suppose." Tale 33. Well-meant Soup. One day as the Khoja was returning home he met a party of students walking together. "Good-evening, Effendis!" said he. "Pray come home with me, and we will have some soup."
"But it would not beseem a Khoja like myself to go through the public streets to the court on foot; and I am poor, and have no mule." "O my soul!" said the Jew, "let not that trouble you. I will send and fetch one of my mules." But when the mule was at the door, the Khoja said: "Is it fitting, O money-lender, that a Khoja like myself should appear in these rags before a Cadi Effendi?
In a few minutes there passed a man, who snatched the woollen pelisse from the donkey's back, and went off with it. At this moment the donkey began to bray. "O bawl away!" cried the Khoja, who had come out just in time to see his pelisse disappear; "much good that will do."
According to the list taken by the Kathayans, Amir Shadi Khoja, and Gaksheh, had 200 persons in their retinue; Soltan Ahmed and Gayath-addin, 500; Argdak, sixty; Ardvan, fifty; and Taj'oddin, fifty; in all 860 persons; among whom were many merchants, who were passed as belonging to the retinue of the ambassadors, and who were, afterwards under the necessity of performing the services which fell to their lot, according to the register.
By and by came the wolves, and they fell upon the Khoja's donkey, and devoured it. The Khoja watched them from the place where he was lying. "Ah, you brutes!" said he, "it is lucky for you that you have found a donkey whose master is dead, and cannot interfere." Tale 11. A Penny a Head. The Turks shave their heads and allow their beards to grow.
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