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The question was soon answered. After the table had been cleared and all the Servants had left the room, the youngest Of the travellers, vvhose name was Marco, fetched the shabby clothes which they had arrived home. Then he and his father and uncle ripped up the seams, and out of the lining came tumbling a stream of precious stones - diamonds and emeralds and rubies and sapphires and other splendid jewels. The travel lers had worn shabby old clothes so as not to attract the attention of robbers, and they had sewn up their jewels in these old clothes as the safest place they could think of.
Next day the guests told their friends about the banquet, and soon everybody in Venice was eager to see the merchants and. To hear the story of their travels. It was a long story, and to understand it properly we must go back to the' year 1254, when Marco Polo was born. His father, Nicolo P010, and his uncle, Mafieo Polo, were then young and clever merchants fond of travel and adventure. As merchants of Venice they had plenty of opportunities for adventurous travel.'
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