treated him civilly, and exacted no other ransom from him than the
lessons he gave them for some time in that game.

Two Persians had engaged in such deep play, that the whole fortune of
one was gained by his opponent. He who played the white was the ruined
man, and, made desperate by his loss, offered his favourite wife as his
last stake. The game was carried on until he would have been check-mated
by his adversary's next move. The lady, who had observed the game from
the window above, cried out to her husband, "_to sacrifice his castle
and save his wife_."


_Situation of the Game._


_White._ _Black._

W. King at its Rook, B. King at the B. Queen's
4th square. Knight's square.

W. Bishop at W. King's, B. Queen at the King's
4th square. Knight's 2nd square.

W. Rook at W. Queen's Rook, B. Rook at King's Knight's square.
2nd square.

Two White Pawns, one at B. Rook at the W. Queen's Knight's
B. Queen's Bishop's 2nd square.
3rd square,
the other at its