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## The Ass and His Purchaser

They were ambitious, and Cæsar Borgia soon found purchasers for their appointments.

“My purchaser from Peoria,” said Joe, “and Gen.

Dantès half feared that such valuable jewels in the hands of a poor sailor like himself might excite suspicion; but the cunning purchaser asked no troublesome questions concerning a bargain by which he gained a round profit of at least eighty per cent.