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which they had sworn, in their hands, and their 
swords suspended round their necks, and said, f Here 
are the Korans, and here are our swords : if we have 
broken our oaths, kill us/ When I saw them in this 
state, I wept, and they wept. They then vowed 
they would devote their lives to my service, and I 
lauded them ; and with a tranquil mind I mounted 
my horse, with a full intention of fighting Amyr 
Hussyn/' * 
* Memoirs, p. 97. 
