"His life was in my hands. I drew him away from the edge and then woke
him, and told him to go on his way in peace."
Then the old Persian cried out with great joy, "Dear son, the diamond is
yours, for it is a noble and godlike thing to help an enemy and return
good for evil."
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Directions for Reading.--Read this lesson in a conversational tone of
voice, and somewhat more slowly than Lesson III.
Read what is said by each one of the four different persons, as you
think each one of them would speak.
How would you read the third and fourth paragraphs?--the last paragraph?
Point out the _emphatic words_ in the last paragraph.
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Language Lesson.--Syllabify, accent, and mark sounds of letters in the
following words: _Persian, therefore, valuable, account, jewels, aware,
contained, dishonest, duty, enemy_.
Let pupils use other words, to express the following:
To go on his way in peace. Return good for evil.
Tell the story in your own words, using the points in the following
Analysis.
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