great size piled up ored in

    coffers of elep- in leattles.

    tal, and

    tter in cups of jade.  Round green emeralds were ranged in

    order upon tes of ivory, and in one corner were silk bags

    filled, some urquoise-stones, and othe

    ivory s, and the horns of

    brass he pillars, which were of

    cedar, ones.  In t

    oval sh wine-coloured and coloured

    like grass.  And yet I old t a tit was

    there.

    And waken away his hands from before his face

    o me:  quot;treasure, and  is in

    it is to thee

    camels and camel drivers, and take

    treasure to  of thou

    desirest to go.  And to-night, for I would

    not t t there is in my

    city a man ;

    But I ans is he

    silver also is the

    these.  Nor shall I

    take aug t little ring t t on the

    finger of t;

    And t;It is but a ring of lead,quot; he cried,

    quot;nor  any value.  take treasure and

    go from my city.quot;

    quot;Nay,quot; I ans;but I ake noug t leaden ring,

    for I knoten , and for ;

    And trembled, and besoug;take all the

    treasure and go from my city.  t is mine shine

    also.quot;

    And I did a strange t ters not, for in a

    cave t is but a days journey from the

    Ring of Ric is but a days journey from t

    s for the

    kings of take it, and the worlds

    richine.

    But tter than Riches, he

    cried, and ttle Mermaid loves