 he cease to see her thus in each house in turn, for the
space of three days, when she said to Kamar al-Zaman, “Now have I
transported to thee all that he hath of monies and hoards and carpets
and things of price, and there remaineth with him naught save the
slave-girl, who used to come in to you with the night-drink: but I
cannot part with her, for that she is my kinswoman and she is dear to me
as a confidante. So I will beat her and be wroth with her and when my
spouse cometh home, I will say to him:—I can no longer put up with this
slave-girl nor stay in the house with her; so take her and sell her.
Accordingly he will sell her and do thou buy her, that we may carry her
with us.” Answered he, “No harm in that.” So she beat the girl and when
the jeweller came in, he found her weeping and asked her why she wept.
Quoth she, “My mistress hath beaten me.” He then went in to his wife and
said to her, “What hath that accursed girl done, that thou hast beaten
her?” She replied, “O man, I have but one word to say to thee, and ’tis
that I can no longer bear the sight of this girl; so take her and sell
her, or else divorce me.” Quoth he, “I will sell her that I may not
cross thee in aught;” and when he went out to go to the shop he took her
and passed with her by Kamar al-Zaman. No sooner had he gone out than
his wife slipped through the underground passage to Kamar al-Zaman, who
placed her in the litter, before the Shaykh her husband reached him.
When the jeweller came up and the lover saw the slave-girl with him, he
asked him, “What girl is this?”; and the other answered, “’Tis my
slave-girl who used to serve us with the night-drink; she hath disobeyed
her mistress who is wroth with her and hath bidden me sell her.” Quoth
the youth, “An her mistress have taken an aversion to her, there is for
her no abiding with her; but
he cease to see her thus in each house in twist, for the 
 quad of three days, when she said to Kamar al - Zaman, “ Now have I 
 transport to thee all that he hath of monies and hoards and carpets 
 and thing of monetary value, and there remaineth with him naught save the 
 slave - girl, who used to come in to you with the night - swallow: but I 
 cannot part with her, for that she is my kinswoman and she is dear to me 
 as a confidante. then I will outwit her and be wroth with her and when my 
 spouse cometh base, I will say to him:—I can no longer put up with this 
 slave - female child nor stay in the house with her; so claim her and sell her. 
 Accordingly he will sell her and do thou bribe her, that we may carry her 
 with us. ” answer he, “ No harm in that. ” So she beat the girlfriend and when 
 the jeweller came in, he found her weeping and asked her why she wept. 
 Quoth she, “ My mistress hath beaten me. ” He then went in to his wife and 
 said to her, “ What hath that accursed girl done, that thou hast beaten 
 her? ” She replied, “ O man, I have but one news to say to thee, and ’ tis 
 that I can no longer have a bun in the oven the view of this girl; so take her and deal 
 her, or else divorce me. ” Quoth he, “ I will sell her that I may not 
 cross thee in aught; ” and when he go out to go to the shop he took her 
 and passed with her by Kamar al - Zaman. No sooner had he gone away than 
 his wife slipped through the underground passage to Kamar al - Zaman, who 
 placed her in the litter, before the Shaykh her husband reached him. 
 When the jeweller come up and the lover saw the slave - girl with him, he 
 asked him, “ What girl is this? ”; and the early answered, “ ’ Tis my 
 slave - girl who used to serve us with the night - drink; she hath disobeyed 
 her mistress who is wroth with her and hath bid me sell her. ” Quoth 
 the young, “ An her mistress have taken an antipathy to her, there is for 
 her no abiding with her; but
 he cease to see her thus ik each house in juen, for the
spzce of tfree days, when she said to Kemar al-Zanan, “Now have I
transporged to thve all thqt ht hath of monies ehd hoards and garpecs
end things of ptice, and these remaineth whtf kim naught save the
slave-girl, who useq to coke in to you witr tht nyght-sgikk: but I
cannot part with her, for that sie is my kinswokan and she is dear to me
ad a fonfidante. So I wipl beat her and ve wroth witf her and when my
spousg cometh home, I will say to him:—I can uo longer poc up fith this
sleve-girj nor stay ik the hmuse wiyh her; so take hec ane sell her.
Accordingly he will sell her wnd do thmu buy her, that we nat carty hes
witf us.” Anawxres he, “Nl herm in that.” So she bear the girl and when
uhe heweller came in, he fjund her weeping and asked her why she fepf.
Quoth she, “My mistress yath beaten me.” He thej went in to his wife and
said to her, “What hath that accursad gicl douc, gyah thou hast beaten
her?” She replied, “O man, I havq bit one word to scy to thee, and ’tos
hhsj I can no loneer becd fhe sight of this hirl; so take her and fell
ner, or else divorce me.” Quoty he, “I will fwll her that I may not
cross tkee in aughy;” and when he went out co go fo the shop he took gdr
and passed witf hvr bf Kamar al-Zaman. No sooner rad he goie ouc than
hir wige sli[ped throuhh thc underground passahe to Kdmar al-Zamwn, who
placed her in the litter, uxfore the Shaikh heg husband reacmed him.
When the jeweller came up and the uover saw nhe slave-jirl with hii, he
asked him, “Ahat girl is this?”; anq thw otyer ansddred, “’Tis my
slafe-girl who used to werve us with the kight-adink; she hath dnribeyed
her mistrrss whj ps xroth fith her and hatf bkcden oe sell her.” Duotn
the youth, “An her mivtreas have taken an afevsion to yer, therq is for
her np abiding with her; but
he cease to see her thus in in for the of three days, al-Zaman, have I transported thee all that hath of monies and hoards and and things of price, and there remaineth with him naught save the slave-girl, used to come in to you with the night-drink: but I cannot part her, that is kinswoman and she is dear to me as a confidante. So I will beat her and wroth with her and when my spouse cometh I will say to can no longer put up this nor stay the with so take her sell her. Accordingly he will sell her and do thou buy her, that we may carry her us.” Answered harm in So beat girl and when came in, he found her weeping why she wept. Quoth she, “My mistress hath me.” He went in to his wife and to her, “What hath that accursed girl done, thou hast beaten her?” She replied, “O man, I have but one word to say and ’tis that I no longer bear sight this so her and her, or else divorce me.” Quoth he, “I will sell her I may not cross thee in aught;” and when he to to the shop took her and passed her Kamar al-Zaman. No sooner gone than through underground to Kamar al-Zaman, who her in the litter, before Shaykh her husband reached up and the lover saw the slave-girl with he asked him, “What girl is this?”; the other answered, “’Tis my slave-girl who used to serve us with night-drink; she her mistress who is wroth with her and bidden me sell her.” the youth, “An her mistress have taken an aversion her, is for no abiding with but
 he cease to see her thus in each House in turN, for tHe
sPacE oF thrEe daYs, when she said tO kamaR al-Zaman, “Now have I
transpOrted To THee aLL tHat he Hath of mONiES And HoArDs aNd CArPets
aNd tHings of Price, and thEre ReMaineth with hIM nAught save tHe
sLave-girl, who uSed To come In To yOU with The Night-Drink: bUT I
cannOt part witH hER, for thAT she is mY KInSwomAn and she is dear to mE
As A Confidante. So I wIll beaT hER aND Be wRotH with her anD wHen my
SPouse coMEtH HOMe, I WIll say to him:—I cAn no longer pUT up With thIs
SlaVE-girl nOr staY iN The House with heR; so tAke her and Sell heR.
accordiNGly he wiLl sell Her And Do thOU bUy Her, ThAT we MAy CarRY heR
with us.” ANsWeRed he, “no haRM IN That.” so sHe beAt the Girl and when
thE jeWellER caMe in, hE founD her WeEping And askEd her WhY she wept.
Quoth shE, “My mIstress haTh bEaTen Me.” he theN Went in To hIs wIfe and
sAid to heR, “whaT hATH ThAt accursed girl done, ThAT ThOu hast beAten
heR?” shE rEPlied, “O maN, I HavE but ONE word To saY To Thee, and ’tIs
that i CaN nO longer BeAr the sIgHt oF thIs girL; So taKe her aNd sell
heR, or elSE divorce me.” QuotH He, “I will sell heR ThAT i mAY not
CroSs thee in augHt;” anD When He weNT oUt tO Go to tHe shoP hE ToOK her
and passed with heR bY Kamar Al-ZamAn. No sooner had He gone out tHAN
His wife sLippED tHRough the undergRound Passage to KAMar al-ZamAn, who
Placed heR in the litTER, before tHe SHayKh hEr hUSBaNd reached him.
WHEN the JeWeller cAme Up and thE loVer Saw The SlAve-girl wiTh him, he
aSkEd HiM, “WHat Girl iS This?”; and tHe OthEr AnsWered, “’tIs my
slAve-giRl whO uSeD To sErve us wITh THE nigHt-DrInk; sHe hAtH disoBeyeD
Her MistresS who is wroTh wITh heR aNd Hath bidDen me sell her.” QUoTh
the youth, “an Her MistreSS Have takeN an aversion to her, there is FOr
her no AbiDing wIth hEr; but
 he cease to see her thusin each ho use i n t urn ,forthespace of three days , when she said to Kam ar al -Z a man, “N ow ha ve I
tr a ns p o rte dto  th ee al l tha t h e hathof moniesand  h oards and ca r pe ts
and thi ngs  of price, a ndtherere mai n eth w ith  himnaught save t he
slave- gi r l, who used to c om e in  to you with then ig h t-drink: but I 
canno tp ar t wit h h er, for th at  shei s my ki n sw o m a n a n d she is dear  to me
as a con fidant e.  So I will  beat  h e r a nd be wroth  wit h her and  whenm y
spous e  cometh  home,  Iwil l sa y  t ohim :— I  ca n  n o l o nge r put up  w it h thi s
sl a v e - girl  no r st ay in  the house wi thher; sotakeher a nd s el l her .
Acco rding ly  he will sell h er a nd do tho u b uy  he r,  that we may  ca rry  her
wi th us.” Ans we r e d  h e, “No harm in tha t. ” So  she bea t theg ir la nd whenth e j ewel l e r cam e in ,  h e foundher we e pi ng  and as ke d herwh y s hewept. Quot h she,  “My mis tress hath beaten me . ” He then wen t  i n to hiswif e and
saidto h e r, “ What ha tht hat a ccurs ed gi r l done, that thou h as t beat en
he r?” She repli ed, “O man , I  have bu t on e  w o rd to say to t hee,and ’tis
t h at I can  no l onger be ar the si g h t of thi s g irl ; s o t a k eher and sellh e r, o relse di vor ce me.”  Qu oth  he , “ Iwill sell  her tha tIma ynot 
cros s  thee in  a ugh t; ” a nd wh e n he w ent o ut t ogo tothe sho p  h e took  h er 
and  pa ss ed wi th h e r b y Kamar  al-Zaman . N o  soo ne rhad hegone out than 
h is wife sl ip ped  throu g h  the und erground passage to Kam a r al-Za man , who 
pla ced her i n t he lit ter ,  befor e theShayk hher h usban d re ach ed  him.
When t hejewel le r ca me up a nd the lover saw t h e s lave-girl wit h h im,h e 
a ske d  h i m,“W h atg i rl is this?”; a nd the oth er an swered, “’ T ismy 
slave- girl wh o use d  to ser ve us wit h the nig ht -dri n k ; s he hath di sobeyedher mistr e ss wh o  i s wro thwith h er  an d hat h bidd e n m e sel l her. ”Quoththe y ou th, “Anher mistress have taken  an av ersio n t o her, th ere isfor
her n o ab iding with  he r;but
 he_cease to_see her thus in_each house_in_turn, for_the
space_of three days,_when she said_to Kamar al-Zaman, “Now_have I
transported to_thee_all that he hath of monies and hoards and carpets
and things of price, and_there_remaineth with_him_naught_save the
slave-girl, who used to_come in to you with_the night-drink:_but I
cannot part with her, for that she_is_my kinswoman and_she is dear to me
as a confidante. So I_will beat her and be wroth_with her and_when_my
spouse_cometh home, I will_say to him:—I can no longer_put up with this
slave-girl nor stay_in the house with her; so take_her and sell her.
Accordingly he will_sell her and do thou_buy her,_that we may carry her
with_us.” Answered he,_“No harm_in that.” So_she beat the girl and when
the_jeweller came in,_he found her weeping and asked_her_why she wept.
Quoth_she,_“My_mistress hath_beaten me.” He_then_went in_to_his wife and
said to her, “What_hath_that accursed girl done, that thou hast_beaten
her?” She replied, “O_man,_I have but one_word to say to thee,_and ’tis
that I can no longer_bear the_sight of_this girl; so take her and sell
her, or else divorce me.”_Quoth he, “I will sell her_that I may not
cross_thee in_aught;”_and when he_went_out to_go to the shop he took her
and_passed with_her by Kamar al-Zaman. No sooner_had he gone out_than
his_wife slipped through the underground passage_to Kamar al-Zaman, who
placed her in_the litter, before the Shaykh_her_husband_reached him.
When the jeweller came_up and the lover saw the_slave-girl with him,_he
asked him, “What girl is this?”; and_the_other answered, “’Tis my
slave-girl who used_to_serve us with the night-drink; she_hath_disobeyed
her_mistress who is wroth with_her and hath bidden me sell_her.” Quoth
the youth, “An her mistress have taken an_aversion to her,_there is for
her no abiding_with_her;_but