A Madison Square Arabian Night
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"A Madison Square Arabian Night" by O. Henry. Read aloud by a LibriVox volunteer. Public domain.
Transcript
0:00 It's done, he yawned. You'll excuse me for being so long. I got interested in the job.
0:06 Lordy, but I'm tired. No bed last night, you know. Guess it'll have to be a night now,
0:11 O commander of the faithful. Chalmers went as far as the door with him and slipped some bills
0:19 into his hand. Oh, I'll take him, said Plumer. All that's included in the fall. Thanks. And for
0:27 the very good dinner, I shall sleep on feathers tonight and dream of Baghdad. I hope it won't
0:32 turn out to be a dream in the morning. Farewell, most excellent Caliph. Again Chalmers paced
0:40 restlessly upon his rug, but his beat lay as far from the table, whereon lay the pastel sketch as
0:47 the room would permit. Twice, thrice, he tried to approach it, but failed. He could see the
0:54 dun and gold and brown of the colors.