It soon dawned on him that he must be the son of the man who had written to Mohammed and his wife , but he did not know where to look for him , and indeed thought much more about the people who had brought him up and whom he was never to see again . To shake off these gloomy feelings , so as to be able to make some plans for the future , Neangir left the house and walked briskly about the city till darkness had fallen . He then retraced his steps and was just crossing the threshold when he saw something at his feet sparkling in the moonlight . He picked it up , and discovered it to be a gold watch shining with precious stones . He gazed up and down the street to see if there was anyone about to whom it might belong , but there was not a creature visible . So he put it in his sash , by the side of a silver watch which he had bought from the Jew that morning . The possession of this piece of good fortune cheered Neangir up a little , ` for , ' thought he , ' I can sell these jewels for at least a thousand sequins , and that will certainly last me till I have found my father . ' And consoled by this reflection he laid both watches beside him and prepared to sleep . In the middle of the night he awoke suddenly and heard a soft voice speaking , which seemed to come from one of the watches . ` Aurora , my sister , ' it whispered gently . ` Did they remember to wind you up at midnight ? ' ` No , dear Argentine , ' was the reply . ` And you ? ' ` They forgot me , too , ' answered the first voice , ` and it is now one o'clock , so that we shall not be able to leave our prison till to-morrow -- if we are not forgotten again -- then . ' ` We have nothing now to do here , ' said Aurora . ` We must resign ourselves to our fate -- let us go . ' Filled with astonishment Neangir sat up in bed , and beheld by the light of the moon the two watches slide to the ground and roll out of the room past the cats ' quarters . He rushed towards the door and on to the staircase , but the watches slipped downstairs without his seeing them , and into the street . He tried to unlock the door and follow them , but the key refused to turn , so he gave up the chase and went back to bed . The next day all his sorrows returned with tenfold force .
He felt himself lonelier and poorer than ever , and in a fit of despair he thrust his turban on his head , stuck his sword XXXXX his belt , and left the house determined to seek an explanation from the merchant who had sold him the silver watch .
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