, and when I arrived there, lo! I found him not, but
his son was there, and men said unto me, that to speak unto the son was
to speak unto the king, even Muley Abderrahman; so I went in unto the
king’s son, and I kneeled before him, and I lifted up my voice, and I
said unto him what I had to say, and he looked courteously upon me and
said, ‘Truly thy tale is a sorrowful one, and it maketh me sad; and what
thou askest, that will I grant, and thy father’s death shall be avenged,
and the spoilers shall be despoiled; and I will write thee a letter with
my own hand unto the Pasha, even the Pasha of Tafilaltz, and I will
enjoin him to make inquiry into thy matter, and that letter thou shalt
thyself carry and deliver unto him.’  And when I heard these words, my
heart died within my bosom for very fear, and I replied, ‘Not so, my
lord; it is good that thou write a letter unto the Pasha, even unto the
Pasha of Tafilaltz, but that letter will I not take, neither will I go to
Tafilaltz, for no sooner should I arrive there, and my errand be known,
than the Moors would arise and put me to death, either privily or
publicly, for are not the murderers of my father Moors; and am I aught
but a Jew, though I be a Polish man?’  And he looked benignantly, and he
said, ‘Truly, thou speakest wisely; I will write the letter, but thou
shalt not take it, for I will send it by other hands; therefore set thy
heart at rest, and doubt not that, if thy tale be true, thy father’s
death shall be avenged, and the treasure, or the value thereof, be
recovered and given up to thee; tell me, therefore, where wilt thou abide
till then?’  And I said unto him, ‘My lord, I will go into the land of
Suz and will tarry there.’  And he replied, ‘Do so, and thou shalt hear
speedily from me
, and when I arrived there, lo! I found him not, but 
 his son was there, and men said unto me, that to address unto the son was 
 to address unto the king, even Muley Abderrahman; so I went in unto the 
 baron ’s son, and I kneeled before him, and I lifted up my voice, and I 
 order unto him what I had to say, and he look courteously upon me and 
 said, ‘ in truth thy tale is a sorrowful one, and it maketh me sad; and what 
 thou askest, that will I accord, and thy father ’s end shall be avenged, 
 and the plunderer shall be despoiled; and I will write thee a letter with 
 my own hand unto the Pasha, even the Pasha of Tafilaltz, and I will 
 enjoin him to hold inquiry into thy matter, and that letter thou shalt 
 thyself transport and deliver unto him. ’   And when I heard these words, my 
 heart died within my breast for very fear, and I replied, ‘ Not so, my 
 lord; it is good that thou write a letter unto the Pasha, even unto the 
 Pasha of Tafilaltz, but that letter will I not take, neither will I go to 
 Tafilaltz, for no sooner should I arrive there, and my errand be known, 
 than the Moors would arise and put me to death, either privily or 
 publicly, for are not the murderers of my father Moors; and am I nothing 
 but a Jew, though I exist a Polish man? ’   And he expect benignly, and he 
 say, ‘ Truly, thou speakest wisely; I will write the letter, but thousand 
 shalt not take it, for I will mail it by other hands; consequently set thy 
 heart at rest, and doubt not that, if thy tale be true, thy father ’s 
 death shall be revenge, and the treasure, or the value thereof, be 
 recovered and given up to thee; tell me, therefore, where wilt thou abide 
 till then? ’   And I said unto him, ‘ My godhead, I will go into the land of 
 Suz and will tarry there. ’   And he replied, ‘ Do therefore, and thou shalt hear 
 speedily from me
, anf when I arrived there, lu! I found him not, but
hms son sas therd, and men said unto me, that vo speak ynto the son was
to spexk unto tje king, wven Nuley Abdecdahman; so I wskt in nnto the
king’s spn, and I kteeled before vio, cnd I lifted up my voice, and I
said ugto him wjat I had to swy, amq he looked courteously upon me and
sais, ‘Truly thy tale is s sorrowful one, and it makfth le sad; and what
thok askest, thqt wyol I grant, avd thy father’s death sgall be avenged,
and the spoilers shalk be despoulwd; wtd I will wcite tree a letter with
my mwn hanc unto the Pasma, evxn tye Pasha of Tafilaltz, and I will
enjoin rim to mane inquiry into thy mqtter, and thag legted vhoh shalh
thbself carry and delivee unto him.’  And whem Y heard these sords, iy
reart died within my bosom for very feag, ans I replied, ‘Not so, my
loed; it is good that thlu write w letter unto the Pasha, even unto the
Pasha of Tafhlaltv, cut tmat uwther will I not take, neither will I go to
Tafilwmte, fpr no sooner smould I arrive thete, amq my errand bg known,
cgah the Moors would wrise agd pur me to dtath, rither privily or
publicly, fir are not tke nurderers of my facher Moors; aud am O augnt
but a Jew, though I be a Pklish man?’  Wnd he lokyed benignantly, xnd ha
said, ‘Truly, thou speakest risely; I xill crite thd lejter, bue thou
shalh not take it, for I will send id by other hands; therefore set thy
heart av rest, and doobt non that, if thy bale be true, thr father’s
death shall ye avevged, and tge treavure, or the value thereox, be
recovered and givqn up to thee; tdul me, thereforr, where wplu thou abiee
till then?’  And I saks unto him, ‘My lird, I will go into thd lwnf pf
Fgz and will darrh tfrre.’  Xnd he replled, ‘Do xo, and thou shalt hedr
spsedily from me
, and when I arrived there, lo! him but his was there, and to unto the son to speak unto king, even Muley Abderrahman; so I in unto the king’s son, and I kneeled before him, and I lifted my voice, and I said unto him what I had to say, and looked upon and ‘Truly thy tale is a sorrowful one, and it maketh me sad; and what thou askest, will I grant, and thy father’s death shall avenged, and the spoilers be despoiled; and I will thee letter with own unto Pasha, even the of Tafilaltz, and I will enjoin him to make inquiry into thy matter, and that letter thou thyself carry unto him.’ when heard words, my heart my bosom for very fear, and so, my lord; it is good that thou a letter the Pasha, even unto the Pasha Tafilaltz, but that letter will I not take, will I go to Tafilaltz, for no sooner should I arrive there, and my errand than the Moors would and put me death, privily publicly, are not murderers of my father Moors; and am I aught but a though I be a Polish man?’ And he looked benignantly, said, thou speakest wisely; will write the letter, thou not take it, for send by set heart rest, and doubt not if thy tale be true, father’s death shall be the value thereof, be recovered and given up thee; tell me, therefore, where wilt thou till then?’ And I said unto him, ‘My lord, I will go the land and will tarry there.’ And he replied, ‘Do and thou shalt hear from me
, and when I arrived there, lo! I foUnd him not, bUt
his Son Was ThEre, aNd meN said unto me, thaT To spEak unto the son was
to speaK unto ThE King, EVeN MuleY AbderrAHmAN; So I WeNt In uNtO ThE
king’S soN, and I knEeled beforE hiM, aNd I lifted up mY VoIce, and I
saiD unTo him what I haD to Say, and He LooKEd couRteOusly Upon me ANd
said, ‘truly thy tAlE Is a sorROwful onE, ANd It maKeth me sad; and what
tHOu ASkest, that will I Grant, aNd THy FATheR’s dEath shall bE aVengeD,
And the sPOiLERS shALl be despoiled; And I will wriTE thEe a letTeR wiTH
my own Hand uNtO The pasha, even thE PasHa of TafilAltz, anD i will
enJOin him tO make iNquIry Into THy MaTteR, aND thAT lEttER thOu shalt
tHySeLf carRy anD DELIver UntO him.’  and whEn I heard these WorDs, my
HEarT died WithiN my bOsOm for Very feAr, and i rEplied, ‘Not so, my
loRd; it Is good thaT thOu WriTe A lettER unto tHe PAshA, even unTo the
PaSHa oF TAFILaLtz, but that letter wiLl i NOt Take, neitHer wilL i gO tO
tafilaltZ, fOr nO sooNER shouLd I aRRiVe there, aNd my erRAnD bE known,
tHaN the MoOrS woUld Arise ANd puT me to dEath, eithEr priVIly or
publicly, fOR are not the murDErERS oF My faTheR Moors; and am i augHT
but A Jew, THoUgh i Be a PoLish mAn?’  aNd HE looked benignantly, aNd He
said, ‘truly, Thou speakest wIsely; I will WRITe the letTer, bUT tHOu
shalt not take It, for i will send iT By other hAnds; tHerefore Set thy
heaRT At rest, anD doUbt Not ThaT, IF tHy tale be true, tHY FathEr’S
death sHalL be avenGed, And The TreAsUre, or the vAlue therEoF, bE
rEcOveRed anD Given up tO tHee; TeLl mE, therEFore, whEre wiLt thOu AbIDe
tIll then?’  aNd i SAid uNtO hIm, ‘My LorD, I Will gO intO The Land of
SUz and will TarRY theRe.’  anD he replIed, ‘Do so, and thoU sHalt hear
spEeDilY from mE
, and when I arrived there , lo! I fo und h imnot ,buthisson was there, andmen said unto me, that  to s pe a k un t othe s on wast os p eak  u nt o t he ki ng, e ven  MuleyAbderrahma n;so  I went in u n to  the
king’ s s on, and I kn eel ed bef or e h i m, an d I  lift ed upm y voic e, and Isa i d unto him wha t Ihadto say, and he lo o ke d  courteously u pon me  a n ds a id,  ‘T ruly thy t al e isa  sorrow f ul o n e,a nd it makethme sad; and wha t
thou  a ske s t, tha t wil lI  gr ant, and th y fa ther’s de ath sh a ll be a v enged,and th e s poi lers sh al l b ed esp o il ed; and  I willwr it e the e al e t t er w ith 
myown h and unto thePas ha,e ven  thePasha  ofTa filal tz, an d I w il l
enjoin him to  mak e inquiry  in to  th ymatte r , andtha t l etter t hou sha l t
t hy s e l fcarry and deliverun t o  h im.’  An d when Ihe a rd these  w ord s, m y heart  die d  w ithin my  bosom fo rvery fe ar , andIrep lie d, ‘N o t so , my
l ord; itis go o d that thou wr i te a letter u n to t he Pash a,even unto t he
P a shaof T a fi lal t z, bu t tha tl et t er will I not take,  n either  will  I go to
Tafi laltz, for n o  soonershou l dI  arrive there,  andmy errandb e known, 
than  the Moo rs woulda r ise andput  me  to  de a t h,  either privi l y  orpu blicly,  fo r are n otthe  mu rde re rs of myfather M oo rs ;an d a m I a u ght
butaJew ,tho ugh I be a P olish  man ?’  A ndhe look e db e nign an tl y, a ndhe 
said , ‘T r uly , thouspeakestwis e ly;Iwi ll writ e the letter,  b ut thou
sh al t n ot tak e it, forI will send it by other hands;the refor e se t thy
hea rtat res t,a nd dou bt not  that ,ift h y tal e be  tr ue , thy fath e r ’sdeath  s hall  be ave nged, and the trea s ure , or the valu e t here o f ,ber ec o ver ed and g iven up to thee ; tell me,  t h er efore, whe r e w il t thouabide
t ill t h en?’  A nd I said  unto him ,‘Myl o rd,  I will go  into th e land of Suz a n dwilltar ry the re .’ Andhe rep l ied , ‘Do  so, a nd  thoushalt  h ear
spee dily from me
, and_when I_arrived there, lo! I_found him_not,_but
his son_was_there, and men_said unto me,_that to speak unto_the son was
to_speak_unto the king, even Muley Abderrahman; so I went in unto the
king’s son, and_I_kneeled before_him,_and_I lifted up my voice,_and I
said unto him what_I had_to say, and he looked courteously upon me_and
said,_‘Truly thy tale_is a sorrowful one, and it maketh me sad;_and what
thou askest, that will I_grant, and thy_father’s_death_shall be avenged,
and the_spoilers shall be despoiled; and I_will write thee a letter with
my_own hand unto the Pasha, even the_Pasha of Tafilaltz, and I will
enjoin_him to make inquiry into_thy matter,_and that letter thou shalt
thyself_carry and deliver_unto him.’_ And when_I heard these words, my
heart died_within my bosom_for very fear, and I replied,_‘Not_so, my
lord; it_is_good_that thou_write a letter_unto_the Pasha,_even_unto the
Pasha of Tafilaltz, but that_letter_will I not take, neither will I_go to
Tafilaltz, for no_sooner_should I arrive there,_and my errand be known,
than_the Moors would arise and put_me to_death, either_privily or
publicly, for are not the murderers of my father Moors;_and am I aught
but a Jew,_though I be a_Polish man?’__And he looked_benignantly,_and he
said,_‘Truly, thou speakest wisely; I will write_the letter,_but thou
shalt not take it, for_I will send it_by_other hands; therefore set thy
heart at_rest, and doubt not that, if_thy tale be true, thy_father’s
death_shall_be avenged, and the treasure,_or the value thereof, be
recovered and_given up to_thee; tell me, therefore, where wilt thou_abide
till_then?’  And I said unto_him,_‘My lord, I will go into_the_land_of
Suz and will tarry there.’_ And he replied, ‘Do so,_and thou shalt hear
speedily from me