Thousand & One Nights: 115th Night

 THE YOUNG MAN WITH SEVERED HAND AND THE GIRL- 6: Originally told by the Christian trader to the king of China.

After a sleepless night, in the morning, the young man changed his clothes and hurried to the shop of Badr al-Din. Hardly had he reached the shop, the lady came up accompanied by a maid. She was more richly dressed than before. She greeted the young man, and said, "Sir let someone receive the money." The young man replied, "What is the hurry?"
"My dear, may I never lose you?" said she and gave him the money. Then they sat talking. The young man dropped some hints by which she understood that he wanted to have an affair with her. She rose hastily and went away, taking his heart with her. He left the shop and walked in the market, when suddenly the black maid came up to the young man and said, "My lord, my lady wishes to speak to you." The young man was surprised and said, "Nobody knows me here." 
"My lord, how soon you seem to have forgotten her! My lady is the one who was in the merchant's shop today."

The young man walked with her until they came to the lane of money changers, when the lady drew the young man aside, and said, "My dear, you have found a place in my heart, and from the day I first laid eyes on you, I have been unable to eat and drink."
The young man replied, "I feel the same, and my condition speaks for my plight." She asked, "Dear, your place or mine?" 
The young man replied, "I am a stranger here, but have no lodging but the caravanserai."

The break of dawn.

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