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deceiver , you are deposed . Have him out and set him to cleanse the hen-house , and woe betide you if it is not as clean as your own conscience before to-morrow morning -- away ! '' The Pasha shouted the last word , and then fell back in fits of laughter ; while the terrified man fled to the hen-house , and drove its occupants frantic in his wild attempts to cleanse their Augean stable . It was not until midnight that Sanda Pasha and Lancey , taking leave of Hamed and his guests , returned home . `` Come , follow me , '' said the Pasha , on entering the palace . He led Lancey to the room in which they had first met , and , seating himself on a divan , lighted his chibouk . `` Sit down , '' he said , pointing to a cushion that lay near him on the marble floor .