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³ In the New Variorum edition of the *Merchant of Venice*, pp. 309–10 (12th impression), the learned editor has quoted the *Mahābhārata* version of the story along with other legends, but regarding their connexion with the *Merchant of Venice* he observes: ‘However interesting all these stories and their geographical distribution may be in an archaeological way, surely their connexion with Shakespeare’s Shylock and Antonio is the thinnest gossamer.’