История о корабле призраке

           Theghostsappearedthistimenottoragesowickedly;and,mark,thenextmorningthesailswerestillrolledupaswehadleftthem. Duringthedayweextendedonlyasmuchaswasnecessarytobeartheshipgentlyalong,andsoinfivedayswemadeconsiderableheadway. 

           Atlast,onthemorningofthesixthday,weespiedlandatashortdistance,andthankedAllahandhisProphetforourwonderfuldeliverance. Thisdayandthefollowingnightwesailedalongthecoast,andontheseventhmorningthoughtwediscoveredacityatnogreatdistance: withagooddealoftroublewecastananchorintothesea,whichsoonreachedthebottom;thenlaunchingaboatwhichstooduponthedeck,werowedwithallourmighttowardsthecity. Afterhalfanhourweranintoariverthatemptiedintothesea,andsteppedashore. Atthegateweinquiredwhattheplacewascalled,andlearnedthatitwasanIndiancity,notfarfromtheregiontowhichatfirstIhadintendedtosail. WerepairedtoaCaravansery,andrefreshedourselvesafterouradventuroussail. Ithereinquiredforawiseandintelligentman,atthesametimegivingthelandlordtounderstandthatIwouldliketohaveonetolerablyconversantwithmagic. Heconductedmetoanunsightlyhouseinaremotestreet,knockedthereat,andoneletmeinwiththeinjunctionthatIshouldaskonlyforMuley. 

           Inthehouse,cametomealittleoldmanwithgrizzledbeardandalongnose,todemandmybusiness. ItoldhimIwasinsearchofthewiseMuley;heansweredmethathewastheman.