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Chapter 64

           TheMarchionessisaGenie,andhavinghadawagerwithanotherGenieaboutwhoisthehandsomestyoungmanalive,andtheworthiesttobethehusbandofthePrincessofChina,hasbroughtmeaway,roomandall,tocompareustogether.Perhaps,’saidMrSwiveller,turninglanguidlyroundonhispillow,andlookingonthatsideofhisbedwhichwasnextthewall,‘thePrincessmaybestillNo,she’sgone.’

           Notfeelingquitesatisfiedwiththisexplanation,as,eventakingittobethecorrectone,itstillinvolvedalittlemysteryanddoubt,MrSwivellerraisedthecurtainagain,determinedtotakethefirstfavourableopportunityofaddressinghiscompanion.Anoccasionpresenteditself.TheMarchionessdealt,turnedupaknave,andomittedtotaketheusualadvantage;uponwhichMrSwivellercalledoutasloudashecould‘Twoforhisheels!’

           TheMarchionessjumpedupquicklyandclappedherhands.‘ArabianNight,certainly,’thoughtMrSwiveller;‘theyalwaysclaptheirhandsinsteadofringingthebell.Nowforthetwothousandblackslaves,withjarsofjewelsontheirheads!’

           Itappeared,however,thatshehadonlyclappedherhandsforjoy;fordirectlyafterwardshebegantolaugh,andthentocry;declaring,notinchoiceArabicbutinfamiliarEnglish,thatshewas‘soglad,shedidn’tknowwhattodo.’

           ‘Marchioness,’saidMrSwiveller,thoughtfully,‘bepleasedtodrawnearer.

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