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NOTE 25. By "the Sulṭán" is meant the Viceroy of Damascus, though the title is improperly used in this sense.

NOTE 26. The account of the disgusting treatment of Ghánim's mother and sister, which follows in this place in the old version, is not in either of the copies of the original which I possess, containing this tale. Hence, and as it is extremely inconsistent with Arab customs and feelings, I have little doubt of its being an interpolation by some ignorant copyist.

NOTE 27. See Note 18 to