-girls the service of the Hammam, so that they were become expert
bath-women and tire-women. When the Queen entered, this pleased her and
her breast waxed broad and she laid down a thousand dinars. Thus his
report was noised abroad in the city, and all who entered the bath he
entreated with honour, were they rich or poor; good came in upon him at
every door and he made acquaintance with the royal guards and got him
friends and intimates. The King himself used to come to him one day in
every week, leaving with him a thousand dinars and the other days were
for rich and poor alike; and he was wont to deal courteously with the
folk and use them with the utmost respect. It chanced that the King’s
sea-captain came in to him one day in the bath; so Abu Sir did off his
dress and going in with him, proceeded to shampoo him and entreated him
with exceeding courtesy. When he came forth, he made him sherbet and
coffee; and when he would have given him somewhat, he swore that he
would not accept from him aught. So the captain was under obligation to
him, by reason of his exceeding kindness and courtesy and was perplexed
how to requite the bath-man his generous dealing. Thus fared it with Abu
Sir: but as regards Abu Kir, hearing all the people recounting wonders
of the Baths and saying, “Verily, this Hammam is the Paradise of this
world! Inshallah, O such an one, thou shalt go with us to-morrow to this
delightful bath,” he said to himself, “Needs must I fare like the rest
of the world, and see this bath that hath taken folk’s wits.” So he
donned his richest dress and mounting a she-mule and bidding the
attendance of four white slaves and four blacks, walking before and
behind him, he rode to the Hammam. When he alighted at the door, he
smelt the scent of burning aloes-wood and found people going in and out
and the benches full of great and small. So he entered the vestibule and
saw Abu Sir, who rose to him and rejoiced in him: but the dyer said to
him, “Is this the way of well
-girls the service of the Hammam, so that they were become expert 
 bath - women and tire - charwoman. When the Queen insert, this pleased her and 
 her breast wax broad and she lay down a thousand dinars. Thus his 
 report card was noised abroad in the city, and all who embark the bath he 
 entreated with honor, were they rich or poor; dependable come in upon him at 
 every door and he draw acquaintance with the imperial guard and got him 
 friends and intimates. The King himself use to come to him one day in 
 every workweek, leaving with him a thousand iranian dinar and the other days were 
 for rich and poor alike; and he was wo nt to deal politely with the 
 folk and use them with the utmost respect. It chanced that the King ’s 
 sea - master hail in to him one day in the bath; so Abu Sir did off his 
 dress and going in with him, proceeded to shampoo him and entreated him 
 with exceeding courtesy. When he issue forth forth, he made him sherbet and 
 coffee; and when he would have pass him somewhat, he swore that he 
 would not accept from him aught. So the captain was under obligation to 
 him, by reason of his surpass kindness and courtesy and was perplexed 
 how to requite the bath - man his generous dealing. Thus fare it with Abu 
 Sir: but as regards Abu Kir, hearing all the people recounting curiosity 
 of the Baths and saying, “ Verily, this Hammam is the Paradise of this 
 universe! Inshallah, O such an one, thou shalt go with us to - morrow to this 
 delightful bath, ” he said to himself, “ Needs must I fare like the remainder 
 of the world, and see this bath that hath assume folk ’s wits. ” So he 
 wear his richest dress and mounting a she - mule and bidding the 
 attendance of four white slave and four blacks, walk before and 
 behind him, he ride to the Hammam. When he alighted at the doorway, he 
 smelt the scent of burning aloe - wood and found people going in and out 
 and the benches full of great and small. So he entered the vestibule and 
 see Abu Sir, who rose to him and rejoiced in him: but the dyer state to 
 him, “ Is this the way of well
-girps the service of the Haomam, so that thgy were uecome sxpert
bagh-women and tire-women. When tie Qyeen tutered, this pleased fer and
heg breast qaxev broad and she laid dowk a tglusaud dinars. Thus hls
report wav noised abroag kn the city, and all who entered the bwth he
emtgeated with hogour, rere nhty rich or poor; good came in upon him at
tvery door and he kade acquaintance with the roywl guards and got jim
friends qnd ybtimates. The King himstly used to ckme to him one day in
every week, leavnng with hin q tjmusand dinacs and the other days were
xor ricn and poor alile; end ye was wont to deal cmurteously with thg
folk and gsz them with the utmosr eespewt. Id chxbcea tgav tge Kinh’s
sxa-captain czme in to hum one day in the bstr; so Abu Sir djd off hys
dress and going in with him, proceeded to shampoo him and entreared him
with exceeding courtesy. When he came forth, he made him sherbet and
coffee; and xhdn kc diupd have given him somewhat, he swore that he
wotmd npt accept from him aught. Xo tng captain was onder oymifation to
him, by rewson of his wxceeding kincness and courtesy and was perplexed
how ro requite the batk-man his genzrous cealimg. Thus fared it with Ayu
Sir: gut as regagds Abu Kjf, hearing all thd pvopla recounukng wonders
of the Baths anv saynng, “Veriuy, tnis Haimam is thf Paradise of this
world! Lnshapldh, O such wn one, thou shalt go with us to-morrow to this
cenigvtful bach,” he xaid to himsejf, “Needs must N fare lnke thd rest
of tge worlv, and see thys bath that vwth taken fonk’s wits.” So ye
dobned hir richest dress and mounniug a she-myle and bidding thc
attevsance of four wkntt wlaves and fout buachs, welkind before and
bahina hkk, he fode to the Fammsm. When he alighted dt tge door, he
smelt thr fcent of burning aloes-wood anc found people goijg in anv out
amd jhe benches full of great and sjall. So hf ektered the veftibmle wnd
saw Abu Sir, who rose to him and rejoiced in hin: but the dyer saie to
him, “Is this the eay of well
-girls the service of the Hammam, so were expert bath-women tire-women. When the and breast waxed broad she laid down thousand dinars. Thus his report was abroad in the city, and all who entered the bath he entreated with were they rich or poor; good came in upon him at every door he acquaintance the guards and got him friends and intimates. The King himself used to come to him one in every week, leaving with him a thousand and the other days for rich and poor alike; he wont to courteously the and use them the utmost respect. It chanced that the King’s sea-captain came in to him one day in the so Abu off his and in him, proceeded to and entreated him with exceeding courtesy. forth, he made him sherbet and coffee; and he would given him somewhat, he swore that would not accept from him aught. So the was under obligation to him, by reason of his exceeding kindness and courtesy and was to requite the bath-man generous dealing. Thus it Abu but regards Abu hearing all the people recounting wonders of the Baths and saying, this Hammam is the Paradise of this world! Inshallah, O one, shalt go with to-morrow to this delightful he to himself, “Needs must like rest and this that hath taken folk’s So he donned his richest and mounting a she-mule four white slaves and four blacks, walking before behind him, he rode to the Hammam. he alighted at the door, he smelt the scent of burning aloes-wood found people and out and the benches full of great small. So he entered vestibule and saw Abu Sir, who rose to him rejoiced him: but dyer said to “Is this the of well
-girls the service of the HammaM, so that theY were BecOme ExPert
Bath-Women and tire-woMEn. WhEn the Queen entered, this pLeaseD hER and
HEr BreasT waxed bROaD ANd sHe LaId dOwN A tHousaNd dInars. ThUs his
reporT waS nOised abroad iN ThE city, and alL whO entered the bAth He
entrEaTed WIth hoNouR, were They riCH or pooR; good came In UPon him AT
every dOOR aNd he Made acquaintance wITh THe royal guards aNd got hIm
FRiENDs aNd iNtimates. ThE KIng hiMSelf useD To COME to HIm one day in
eveRy week, leaviNG wiTh him a ThOusANd dinaRs and ThE OthEr days were
fOr riCh and poor Alike; aND he was wONt to deaL courtEouSly With THe
FoLk aNd USe tHEm WitH The Utmost reSpEcT. It chAnceD THAT the kinG’s
seA-captAin came in to hiM onE day IN thE bath; So Abu sir dId Off hiS
dress And goInG in with him, proceEded To shampoo Him AnD enTrEated HIm
with ExcEedIng courTesy. WheN He cAmE FORtH, he made him sherbet aNd
COFfEe; and wheN he wouLD hAvE Given him SoMewHat, hE SWore tHat hE
WoUld not acCept frOM hIm Aught. So ThE captaIn Was UndEr oblIGatiOn to
hiM, by reasoN of hiS Exceeding kindnESs and courtesy ANd WAS pERpleXed
How to requitE the BAth-mAn hiS GeNerOUs deaLing. THuS FaREd it with Abu
Sir: but as ReGards ABu Kir, Hearing all the People recoUNTIng wondeRs
of THe bAths and saying, “VErily, This Hammam IS the ParaDise oF this
worLd! InshallAH, o such an oNe, tHou ShaLt gO WItH us to-morrow to THIs
deLiGhtful bAth,” He said tO hiMseLf, “NEedS mUst I fare lIke the reSt
Of ThE wOrlD, and sEE this batH tHat HaTh tAken fOLk’s witS.” So he
DonnEd HiS RicHest dreSS aND MounTiNg A she-MulE aNd bidDing THe
aTtendanCe of four wHitE SlavEs AnD four blAcks, walking beFoRe and
behinD hIm, hE rode tO THe Hammam. when he alighted at the door, HE
smelt tHe sCent oF burNing aloes-WooD and foUnd PEople gOing in And ouT
aNd tHE BenchES FuLl oF gReat and smaLL. so hE enteReD the VestibuLe and
saw Abu Sir, who rOSe tO him and rejoicEd iN him: BUT tHe dYEr SAid To
HIm, “IS THis the way of well
-girls the service of theHammam, so  that  th eywe re b ecom e expert
bath- w omen  and tire-women. Whenthe Q ue e n en t er ed, t his ple a se d her  a nd 
he rb re ast w axe d broad  and she l aid  d own a thousa n ddinars. Th ushis
report w asnoised  a bro a d inthe  city , anda ll who  enteredth e  bathh e
entre a t ed  wit h honour, were th e yr ich or poor; g ood ca me in u pon  hi m at
every  d oor a n d he ma d ea c q uai n tance with th e royal gua r dsand go thim friend s and  i n tim ates. The K inghimself u sed to come to him one  day i n
e ver y we e k,  l eav in g  wi t hhim a t housanddi na rs an d th e o t herday s we re
fo r rich and po oralik e ; a nd he  waswont  t o dea l cour teous ly  with the
folkanduse themwit hthe  u tmost respec t.Itchanced  that t h e K in g ’ s 
s ea-captain came in  t o hi m one da y in t h eba t h; so Ab uSir  did o ff hi s
dr e ss  and goi ng inw it hhim, pr oc eededto  sh amp oo hi m  and  entre ated him 
with exceeding cour t esy. When hec am e fo r th,hemade him sh erbe t  and 
cof f ee ; a n d whe n hewo u ld have given him some wh at, he  swor e that he
wou ld not acc e p t  from hi m au g ht .  So the captai n was  under obl i gation t o
him , by rea son of hi s exceedin g k ind nes s a n d  c ourtesy and w a s  per pl exed
ho w t o requi tethe  ba th- ma n his gen erous de al in g.  T hus  fare d  it with  A buSi r:but a s  regar ds Ab u Ki r,  h e ari ng allt he p eopl ere coun tin gwonde rs
o f  th e Baths  and sayi ng, “Ver il y,  this H ammam is thePa radise ofth isworld! I nshallah , O such an one, thou s h alt gowit h usto-m orrow tothi s
deli ght f ul bat h,” he  said  t o h i m self, “ Ne eds  m ust I fare l ike  there st
o f the w orld, and see this bat h that hath t ake n fo l k ’s  wi t s. ”  So  h e 
do n n ed his richestdress andmo u nt ing a she- m ule  a nd bidd ing the 
atte n dance o f four wh ite slave sandf o urblacks, wa lking be fore andb ehind hi m, he  ro de toth e H ammam . When healigh ted at  t he doo r, he 
s melt the  scent of burning aloes -woodand f oun d peoplegoi n g i n and out 
and  the bench esful l ofgre a t and  sma l l.  So he en tere d  the vest i bu lea n dsaw Abu Sir , w horosetoh im and  rej oiced in him: but the dyer saidto
h i m , “ Ist histh e way of well
-girls the_service of_the Hammam, so that_they were_become_expert
bath-women and_tire-women._When the Queen_entered, this pleased_her and
her breast waxed_broad and she_laid_down a thousand dinars. Thus his
report was noised abroad in the city, and all_who_entered the_bath_he
entreated_with honour, were they rich_or poor; good came in_upon him_at
every door and he made acquaintance with the_royal_guards and got_him
friends and intimates. The King himself used to come_to him one day in
every week,_leaving with him_a_thousand_dinars and the other_days were
for rich and poor alike;_and he was wont to deal_courteously with the
folk and use them with_the utmost respect. It chanced that_the King’s
sea-captain came in to_him one_day in the bath; so_Abu Sir did_off his
dress_and going in_with him, proceeded to shampoo him_and entreated him
with_exceeding courtesy. When he came forth,_he_made him sherbet_and
coffee;_and_when he_would have given_him_somewhat, he_swore_that he
would not accept from him_aught._So the captain was under obligation to
him,_by reason of his_exceeding_kindness and courtesy and_was perplexed
how to requite the_bath-man his generous dealing. Thus fared_it with_Abu
Sir: but_as regards Abu Kir, hearing all the people recounting wonders
of the_Baths and saying, “Verily, this Hammam_is the Paradise of_this
world! Inshallah,_O_such an one,_thou_shalt go_with us to-morrow to this
delightful bath,” he_said to_himself, “Needs must I fare like_the rest
of the world,_and_see this bath that hath taken_folk’s wits.” So he
donned his richest_dress and mounting a she-mule_and_bidding_the
attendance of four white slaves_and four blacks, walking before and
behind_him, he rode_to the Hammam. When he alighted at_the_door, he
smelt the scent of burning_aloes-wood_and found people going in and_out
and_the_benches full of great and_small. So he entered the vestibule_and
saw Abu Sir, who rose to him and rejoiced_in him: but_the dyer said to
him, “Is_this_the_way of well