My father is dead, behold where he hangs at the door of our cottage! But we have done nothing to rouse the anger of our dreadful master.

My mother is a poor woman who never offended anyone, and we are only weak children.

Save us from him!" Touched in spite of himself, the pacha took the girl in his arms, and answered her with a gentle smile.
"Thou hast come to the wrong man, child: I am this terrible vizier." "Oh no, no! you are good, you will be our good lord." "Well, be comforted, my child, and show me thy mother and thy brothers; they shall be spared.

Thou hast saved their lives." And as she knelt at his feet, overcome with joy, he raised her and asked her name.
"Basilessa," she replied.
"Basilessa, Queen! it is a name of good augury.

Basilessa, thou shalt dwell with me henceforth." And he collected the members of her family, and gave orders for them to be sent to Janina in company with the maiden, who repaid his mercy with boundless love and devotion.
Let us mention one trait of gratitude shown by Ali at the end of this expedition, and his record of good deeds is then closed.