This half he dipped in the honey and gave to Ali Sharsaying'O my lordI swear by thy religion that thou shalt take this.'Ali was ashamed to make him forsworn；so he took the half banana and swallowed it；but hardly had it reached his stomachwhen his head fell down in front of his feet and he was as though he had been a year asleep.
When the Nazarene saw thishe roseas he had been a bald wolf or a baited catand taking the saloon keymade off at a run，leaving Ali Shar prostrate. Now this Christian was the brother of the decrepit old man who thought to buy Zumurrud for a thousand dinarsbut she would have none of him and flouted him in verse.
He was an infidel at heartthough a Muslim in outward showand called himself Reshideddin；and when Zumurrud mocked him and would not accept of him to her lordhe complained to his brotherthe aforesaid ChristianBersoum by namewho said to him'Fret not thyself about this affair；for I will make shift to get her for theewithout paying a penny.'
Now he was a skilful sorcerer crafty and wicked；so he watched his time and played Ali Shar the trick aforesaid；thentaking the keyhe went to his brother and told him what had passed，whereupon Reshideddin mounted his mule and repaired with his servants to Ali Shar's housetaking with him a purse of a thousand dinarswherewith to bribe the master of policeshould he meet him. He unlocked the saloon doorand the men who were with him rushed in upon Zumurrud and seized herthreatening her with death if she spoke；but they left the house as it was and took nothing therefrom. Moreoverthey laid the key by Ali's side and leaving him lying in the vestibuleshut the door on him and went away. The Christian carried the girl to his own house and setting her amongst his women and concubinessaid to her'O strumpetI am the old manwhom thou did reject and lampoon；but now I have theewithout paying a penny.'God requite theeO wicked old man，'replied shewith her eyes full of tears'for sundering my lord and me！'Wanton doxy that thou art，'rejoined he，'thou shalt see how I will punish thee！ By the virtue of the Messiah and the Virginexcept thou obey me and embrace my faith，I will torture thee with all manner of torture！'By Allah，'answered she'though thou cut me in piecesI will not forswear the faith of Islam！ It may be God the Most High will bring me speedy relieffor He is all-powerfuland the wise say'Better hurt in body than in religion.'