Morgiana did not say a word to any one of this discovery, but sent the other slave into the kitchen, and waited at table herself; and while Cogia Houssian was drinking, she perceived he had a dagger under his coat. When supper was ended, and the desert and wines on table, Morgiana went away and dressed herself in the habit of a dancing girl; she next called Abdalla, a faithful slave, to play on his tabor while she danced.
As soon as she appeared at the parlour door, her master who was very fond of seeing her dance, ordered her to come in and entertain the guest with some of her best dancing, Cogia Houssian was not very well satisfied with this entertainment; but was compelled, for fear of discovering himself, to seem pleased with the dancing, while in fact he wished Morgiana at the devil, and was quite alarmed lest he should lose his opportunity of murdering, Ali Baba and his son.
Morgiana danced several dances with the utmost grace and agility, and then drawing a poinard from her girdle, she performed many surprising things with it, sometimes presenting the point to one, then at another and then seeming to strike it into her own bosom. Suddenly she paused, and holding the poinard in the right hand, held: her left to her master, as if begging some money;
