Chapter X: Part II: Other Tales (5)

At that, the robber, with wild cries of fear, turned and ran, and I saw him no more. Such, O bountiful patron, is the disgraceful story of the dog Ahzab, my seventh and twin brother. But all that which I endured happened by Fate and Destiny, and from that which is written there is no escape nor flight.

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Our worthy host (concluded Hassan) laughed heartily at this story, saying:

"O Es-Samit, it is evident to me that thy paucity of speech alone preserved thee from drowning! But acquaint us, I beg, with the fate of thy dog of a brother, and of thy beautiful Pomegranate Flower."

"O glory of beholders!" replied the barber, "by the mouth of the girl who was in Jullanar's confidence--Ahzab, that shame of mules, learned, whilst in hiding, how the Walî had said in the presence of many witnesses: 'Assuredly if thou escapest alive, thou shalt wed Jullanar.'"

"Tellest thou me that he had the effrontery to demand the fulfilment of a pledge so spoken, O Es-Samit?"

"Alas!" replied the barber, with tears pouring like rain down the wrinkles of his aged cheek, "he lived with her the most joyous, and most agreeable, and most comfortable, and most pleasant life, until they were visited by the terminator of delights, and the separator of companions!"

THE END.

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Transcriber's Note:

The following printer's errors have been corrected in the text:

Page 16, passsd amended to passed (passed through the finger ring)
Page 16, instrinsic amended to intrinsic (Its intrinsic value)
Page 20, whcih amended to which (for which I would gladly)
Page 26, wordly amended to worldly (terminated my worldly affairs)
Page 42, remakable amended to remarkable (taciturnity was remarkable)
Page 42, dsitinguished amended to distinguished (behavior was
distinguished)
Page 46, exhausing amended to exhausting (journey had been most
exhausting)
Page 87, Suit amended to Suite (Harêm Suite is occupied)
Page 89, releived amended to relieved (relieved by a small snowy
turban)
Page 98, bougainvillia replaced with bougainvillea (bougainvillea
blossom)
Page 104, veiled amended to Veiled (features of the Veiled Prophet)
Page 112, Chundermyer amended to Chundermeyer (Mr. Chundermeyer
gagged)
Page 115, partciular compositoin amended to particular composition
(particular composition of the perfume)
Page 130, oportunity ammended to opportunity (the seeming opportunity)
Page 130, cheecks amended to cheeks (my cheeks were burning)
Page 149, Abî ammended to Abû (Abû Tabâh assured me)
Page 149, alhtough amended to although (although she who is)
Page 152, folowing amended to following (on the following morning)
Page 158, met amended to me (invited me to visit)
Page 160, acess amended to access (door giving access to)
Page 175, pantomine amended to pantomime (grotesque kind of pantomime)
Page 222, tesitfy amended to testify (as I can testify)
Page 243, cresent amended to crescent (crescent of Islâm)
Page 250, menioned amended to mentioned (which I have mentioned)
Page 275, severly amended to severely (The features were severely)
Page 280, incliniation amended to inclination (I felt little
inclination)
Page 301, sumons amended to summons (summons of my mistress)
Page 306, dexerity amended to dexterity (my courage and dexterity)
Page 311, bossom amended to bosom (groan issued from my bosom)