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That I know. 'Then he will have more than a man's death, said Fanoum. 'The Marquess goeth with Giafar to Lebanon, to see the Old Man of Musse, whom he serveth. The Melek must die, for of all men living or dead the Marquess hateth him. 'Oh, King of Kings! said Misra, with a little sob, 'and thou wilt stand by, thou sorrowful, while the Marquess kills the Melek!
'O God, Jehane, save Richard! Have mercy on me, I am most wretched. Now the other seemed to be queen. 'My girl, said Jehane, 'I will do what I promised. She kissed the scorching forehead, and went away with Milo to find Giafar ibn Mulk. To get at him it was necessary to put the girl Fanoum to the question. This was done.
The Melek is a wise lover of women. 'Let be for that, replied Fanoum comfortably; 'the Old Man of Musse is a wiser. He will come and have her, and we do well enough in Lebanon. They would have said more, had Jehane needed any more. But it seemed to her that she knew enough. There was danger brewing for King Richard, whom she, faithless wretch, had let go without her.
Fanoum answered, 'Certainly I will; for any of our lord's people can kill the Marquess; but it needeth the guile of the Old Man to kill the Melek. Let the wolf slay the lion while he sleepeth: anon cometh the shepherd and slayeth the gorged wolf. That is good sense. 'Well, said Misra, 'it may be so. But I am sorry for his favourite here. There are no daughters of Au so goodly as this one.
'What ill report doth he bring of his master? asked the second, a lazy girl, whose name was Misra, as the first was called Fanoum. Fanoum answered, 'Very ill report of the Melek' that was King Richard's name here 'but it is according to the desires of the Marquess. 'Ohè! said Misra, 'we must tell this sleeper. She is moon of the Melek. 'Thou art a fool to think me a fool, said Fanoum.
'Why, then, shall I be one to turn the horn of a mad cow, to pierce my own thigh? Let the Franks kill each other, what have we but gain? They are dogs alike. Misra said, 'Hearken thou, O Fanoum, the Melek is no dog. Nay, he is more than a man. He is the yellow-haired King of the West, riding a white horse, who was foretold by various prophets, that he should come up against the Sultan.
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