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THE day was drawing to its close, and Mohammed was seated upon a large purple cushion in one of his audience chambers. Ben Hamed was there, and at a short distance stood Husam Ben Abbes. There were a number more of attendants present, and all seemed hanging with more then wonted anxiety upon the words which were about to fall from the king's lips.
"Husam Ben Abbas," said the king, "approach me."