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The Lion of Petra

CHAPTER XIII
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By the beard of the Prophet, you might have come here as a friend, O Jimgrim!" -- ---------- * By Allah, this is a strange happening.
-- ---------- Grim laughed.
"I come here as a friend in any case," he answered.

_"Khajjaltni bima'rufak!_* You brought back a woman to poison me!" -- --------- * You shame me with your friendship! -- --------- And this is where the immorality comes in.

I told a lie, and don't regret it.

Nor did Grim regret it; and he backed me up.

And Narayan Singh supported both of us.
The lie was my own idea entirely, invented on the spur of the moment; and afterward, when old Ali Baba named me The "Father of Lies" on the strength of it I felt extremely proud, as he intended that I should do.


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