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is Diu Foz answered he I am come from the city of Ormus to enter into your service and am ready to perform whatever task you may please to impose on me what pay will content you asked the emperor. Every day answered Diu Faz you must pay me a thousand pieces of silver (500 Rupees) I will not serve you for farthing less No thought the Emperor He shall not receive such a pay for so much as a single day till we can see what kind of service he can perform for doubtless he will turn out to be only a high flyer. The Emperor answered him neither good nor bad but entered his palace and mentioned the circumstance to the queen The daughter of the Emperor was sitting in the presence and said by all means, engage this person for one day or other He may do you good service He must certainly be a man of ability to make such demand When the Emperor heard his daughter talk thus he flew into a violent passion Worthless wretch sad he you durst

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