Hassan : the story of Hassan of Bagdad, and how he came to make the golden journey to Samarkand : a play in five acts by James Elroy Flecker
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page 60 of 172 (34%)
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SECOND LOITERER Is it written, Abdu? ABDU It is written, Ali. ALI Read what is written, Abdu. ABDU I cannot read. Am I schoolmaster? (Folds paper, puts it in his belt, and prepares to sleep again. Several interesting ORIENTALS pass by.) ALI Abdu! ABDU I sleep. ALI I can read: give me the paper. ABDU I am asleep: get up and take it from my belt if you want it, Ya Ali, I am heavy with a great sleep, like a tortoise in November. ALI |
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