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Verily, this place is fated to be the death of whoso sits therein, and yonder rice is fatal to all who eat of it. Then said Zumurrud to Jewan, 'What is thy name and condition and why comest thou hither? 'O our lord the Sultan, answered he, 'my name is Othman; I am a gardener and am come hither in quest of somewhat I have lost. 'Bring me a table of sand, said Zumurrud.
'Praised by God, quoth his neighbour, 'who hath not made me meat before thee; for thou hast emptied the dish at one mouthful. 'Let him eat, said the hashish-eater; 'methinks he hath a gallows-face. Then, turning to Jewan, 'Eat, added he, 'and small good may it do thee!
This sand tells me that thy name is Jewan the Kurd and that thou art by trade a robber, taking men's goods in the way of unright and slaying those whom God hath forbidden to slay, save for just cause. And she cried out upon him, saying, 'O hog, tell me the truth of thy case or I will cut off thy head!
'Avoid the dish of sweet rice, said Khalid, 'and look thou eat not thereof; for if thou do, thou wilt be hanged. Then they sat down to meat; and as they were eating, Zumurrud chanced to look at the gate of the tilting-ground and saw a man come running in. So she considered him and knew him for Jewan the Kurd. Now the manner of his coming was on this wise.
Jewan put out his hand again and taking another mouthful, was rolling it in his hands like the first, when Zumurrud cried out to the guards, saying, 'Bring me yonder man in haste and let him not eat the mouthful in his hand. So they ran and seizing him, as he bent over the dish, brought him to her, whilst the people exulted over him and said, one to the other, 'He hath his deserts, for we warned him, but he would not take warning.
Now the hashish-eater, of whom we have before spoken, was sitting by him; but when he saw him do this, the fumes of the hashish left his head and he fled from his place and sat down afar off, saying, 'I will have nothing to do with yonder dish. Then Jewan put out his hand, as it were a crow's foot, and dipping it in the dish, scooped up therewith half the dishful and drew it out, as it were a camel's hoof, and the bottom of the dish appeared.
"It's my belief the beggar'd flirt with Mrs. Lee, himself, if he only got the chance" said Redmond laconically, "d'you recollect that day he picked her parcel up for her how nice she was to him?" "Eyah," said Slavin darkly, "I remimber ut! That man" he darted an accusing finger at Yorke "wud thry tu come th' Don Jewan wid anything wid a shkirrt on from coast to coast. Flirrt?
So Jewan forewent them to the cavern and left his mother there; but, as he came out, he found a trooper lying asleep, with his horse tethered beside him; so he slew him and taking his clothes and arms, hid them with his mother in the cave, where also he tied up the horse.
So he came running in and finding no place empty, save that before the dish of sweet rice, took his seat there and put out his hand to the dish; whereupon the folk cried out to him, saying, 'O brother, what wilt thou do? Quoth he, 'I mean to eat my fill of this dish. 'If thou eat of it, rejoined one of the people, 'thou wilt assuredly be hanged. But Jewan said, 'Hold thy peace and talk not thus. Then he stretched out his hand to the dish aforesaid and drew it to him.
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