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men who had been gambling. One of them had a deep 
eash in his ear, and the whole of his face and chest were 
covered with blood. He had lost seven tengeh (15-. bd.), 
and promised to procure the money in the bazaar. The 
winner however demanded his winnings on the spot, 
whereupon the loser drew his knife, and slashed himself 
on the ear, crying, “You shall have that instead of your 
money.” The beg ordered the winner to be publicly 
whipped. The other man was to be w’hipped as soon 
as his hurt was cured. The winnings, needless to say, 
found their way into the beg’s pocket. 
