So I will do her bidding , and seek out her native town and the man for whom the message was given . ' For a whole month he travelled , till at last he reached the town where Dschemil dwelt , and as luck would have it , there was the young man sitting before his door with his beard unshaven and his shaggy hair hanging over his eyes . ` Welcome , stranger , ' said Dschemil , as the man stopped . ` Where have you come from ? ' ' I come from the west , and go towards the east , ' he answered . ` Well , stop with us awhile , and rest and eat ! ' said Dschemil . And the man entered ; and food was set before him , and he sat down with the father of the maiden and her brothers , and Dschemil . Only Dschemil himself was absent , squatting on the threshold . ` Why do you not eat too ? ' asked the stranger . But one of the young men whispered hastily : ` Leave him alone . Take no notice ! It is only at night that he ever eats . ' So the stranger went on silently with his food . Suddenly one of Dschemil 's brothers called out and said : ` Dschemil , bring us some water ! ' And the stranger remembered his message and said : ` Is there a man here named `` Dschemil '' ? I lost my way in the desert , and came to a castle , and a maiden looked out of the window and -- ' ` Be quiet , ' they cried , fearing that Dschemil might hear . But Dschemil had heard , and came forward and said : ` What did you see ? Tell me truly , or I will cut off your head this instant ! '
` My lord , ' replied the stranger , ` as I was wandering , hot and tired , through the desert , I saw near me a great castle , and I said aloud , `` I will rest a little XXXXX its shadow . ''
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