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 in his belt , and left the house determined to seek an explanation from the merchant who had sold him the silver watch . When Neangir reached the bazaar he found the man he sought was absent from his shop , and his place filled by another Jew . ` It is my brother you want , ' said he ; ` we keep the shop in turn , and in turn go into the city to do our business . ' ` Ah ! what business ? ' cried Neangir in a fury . ` You are the brother of a scoundrel who sold me yesterday a watch that ran away in the night . But I will find it somehow , or else you shall pay for it , as you are his brother ! ' ` What is that you say ? ' asked the Jew , around whom a crowd had rapidly gathered . ' A watch that ran away . If it had been a cask of wine , your story might be true , but a watch -- ! That is hardly possible ! ' ` The Cadi shall say whether it is possible or not , ' replied Neangir , who at that moment perceived the other Jew enter the bazaar . Darting up , he seized him by the arm and dragged him to the Cadi 's house ; but not before the man whom he had found in the shop contrived to whisper to his brother , in a tone loud enough for Neangir to hear , ` Confess nothing , or we shall both be lost . ' When the Cadi was informed of what had taken place he ordered the crowd to be dispersed by blows , after the Turkish manner , and then asked Neangir to state his complaint . After hearing the young man 's story , which seemed to him most extraordinary , he turned to question the Jewish merchant , who instead of answering raised his eyes to heaven and fell down in a dead faint .
The judge took no notice of the swooning man , but told Neangir XXXXX his tale was so singular he really could not believe it , and that he should have the merchant carried back to his own house .
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