第137章 GHANIM BEN EYOUB THE SLAVE OF LOVE.(11)(1 / 3)

There she opened the chest that she had brought from Ghanim's houseand taking out some of the moneycarried it to the syndic and bade him buy them each four suits of the best stuffs and twenty handkerchiefs and what else they needed;after which she carried them all three to the bath and commanded to wash them and made ready for them broths and galingale and apple-water against their coming out. When they left the baththey put on new clothesand she abode with them three daysfeeding them with fowls and broths and sherbet of sugar-candytill their strength returned to them. After thisshe carried them to the bath a second timeand when they came out and had changed their clothesshe took them back to the syndic's house and left them therewhilst she returned to the palace and craving an audience of the Khaliftold him the whole story and how her lord Ghanim and his mother and sister were now in Baghdad. When the Khalif heard thishe turned to his attendants and said'Bring hither to me Ghanim.'So Jaafer went to fetch him: but Cout el Culoub forewent him to the syndic's house and told Ghanim that the Khalif had sent for him and enjoined him to eloquence and self-possession and pleasant speech. Then she clad him in a rich habit and gave him much moneybidding him be lavish of largesse to the household of the Khalifwhen he went in to him.

PresentlyJaafer arrivedriding on his Nubian muleand Ghanim met him and kissed the ground before himwishing him long life.