I have lost the only consolation in my grief , which was to feel that I had a brother in misfortune ! ' ` Be comforted , ' replied the Bassa ; ` sooner or later the dervish who stole the pink bag is sure to be found . ' Supper was then served , and after they had all eaten of rare fruits which seemed to them the most delicious in the whole world , the Bassa ordered the flask containing the elixir of love to be brought and the young people to drink of it . Then their eyes shone with a new fire , and they swore to be true to each other till death . This ceremony was scarcely over when the clock struck one , and in an instant Aurora and Argentine had vanished , and in the place where they stood lay two watches . Silence fell upon all the company -- they had forgotten the enchantment ; then the voice of Azemi was heard asking if he might be allowed to take charge of the watches till the next day , pledging his head to end their enchantment . With the consent of Sumi , this was granted , and the Bassa gave Azemi a purse containing a thousand sequins , as a reward for the services he had already rendered to them . After this everybody went to his own apartment . Azemi had never possessed so much money before , and never closed his eyes for joy the whole night long . Very early he got up and went into the garden , thinking how he could break the enchantment of the daughters of Siroco . Suddenly the soft tones of a woman fell on his ear , and peeping through the bushes he saw Tezila , who was arranging flowers in her sister 's hair . The rustling of the leaves caused Dely to start ; she jumped up as if to fly , but Azemi implored her to remain and begged her to tell him what happened to them after the death of their lovers , and how they had come to find the dervish . ` The punishment decreed to us by the Queen Okimpare , ' answered Dely , ` was that we were to dance and sing in the midst of our sorrow , at a great fête which was to be held that very day for all her people . This cruel command nearly turned our brains , and we swore a solemn oath to make all lovers as wretched as we were ourselves . In this design we succeeded so well that in a short time the ladies of the capital came in a body to Okimpare , and prayed her to banish us from the kingdom , before their lives were made miserable for ever . She consented , and commanded us to be placed on board a ship , with our slave Gouloucou . ` On the shore we saw an old man who was busily engaged in drowning some little black pigs , talking to them all the while , as if they could understand him . -LSB- Illustration : The Dervish drowning the Pigs -RSB- ' `` Accursed race , '' said he , `` it is you who have caused all the misfortunes of him to whom I gave the magic bracelet . Perish all of you ! '' ` We drew near from curiosity , and recognised in him the dervish who had sheltered us on our first escape from the caravan .
` When the old man discovered who we were he was beside himself with pleasure , and offered us a refuge XXXXX the cave where he lived .
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