Question

Read the sentence from Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Select the word or phrase that helps the reader understand the meaning of the allusion “the genie in the ‘Arabian Nights.’”

Having laid out all these luxuries, my two visitors vanished away, like the genie in “Arabian Nights,” with no explanation save that the things had been paid for and were ordered to this address.

Answer 1

The genie has magical powers to give gifts, and it appears and vanishes unexpectedly.

Step-by-step explanation:

The genie explains nothing, just serves magically.