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assemble and favor him with their advice[. “]My friends said he let every person declare what he thinks the most useful expedient[,] for truly this monster without a tongue is not without an intention[.] Had he intended to have devoured us[,] he had not left us all safe and sound to the present time but he has neither injured us nor will he suffer us to proceed on our journey[.] wherefore the question is by what means are we to find out what he wants[.”] Among the rest [,] an intelligent business like gentleman who knows the outs and ins of life stood up and [caret symbol with nothing added. Potentially “said”?] [“]Hajeh (?)[,] it is true this snake has no tongue but that is no reason why he should have no ears and it is very probable if any person would take the trouble to speak to him that he may turn out not to be very hard of hearing so that if any stout hearted had (lad?) could get up to his ear and ask him in a civil whisper what it is that he wants[,] I warrant you he will make some motion to bewray his meaning[.”] On this everybody turned their eyes on me[.] [“]Let Roshen Lemir alone for that he is the man of my money, your humble servant[.”] (I am not sure about the quotations here) For the

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