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She said, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that the

beautiful youth said to the broker, "Take over the thousand

dirhams;" and when the broker heard this, he knew that the case

was suspicious. So he carried the collar to the Syndic of the

bazar, and the Syndic took it to the Governor who was also

prefect of police, and said to him falsely enough, "This necklet

was stolen from my house, and we have found the thief in traders'

dress." So before I was aware of it the watch got round me and,

making me their prisoner, carried me before the Governor who

questioned me of the collar.