Sir, it is the same.
CAUZEE. Officer, remove the cover.
(_The Officer pretends to remove the cover._)
These are fine olives! Let me taste them.
(_Pretending to eat an olive._)
They are excellent! But I cannot think that olives will keep seven years
and be so good. Therefore, Officer, bring in Olive Merchants, and let me
hear what is their opinion.
OFFICER (_announcing_). Forward, two Olive Merchants!
[_Two_ BOYS _present themselves_].
CAUZEE. Are you Olive Merchants?
BOYS (_bowing_). Sir, we are.
CAUZEE. Tell me how long olives will keep.
FIRST OLIVE MERCHANT. Let us take what care we can, they will hardly be
worth anything the third year.
SECOND OLIVE MERCHANT. It is true, for then they will have neither taste
nor color.
CAUZEE. If it be so, look into that jar and tell me how long it is since
those olives were put into it.
[_Both Merchants pretend to examine and taste the olives._]
FIRST OLIVE MERCHANT. These olives are new and good.
CAUZEE. You are mistaken. Ali Cogia says he put them into the jar seven
years ago.
SECOND OLIVE MERCHANT. Sir, they are of this year's growth. There is not a
merchant in Bagdad that will not say the same.
CAUZEE.
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