wasevengivenwine。Kindhandstendedmeandledmefromplacetoplace。Ilackednothingexceptfreedomandthetruth。DoubtandfearpreyeduponmyhearttillatlengthIfellillandscarcelycaredtowalkinthegarden。OnedaywhenYusufvisitedmeItoldhimthathewouldnotneedtocomemanymoretimes，sinceIfeltthatIwasgoingtodie。
“Donotdie，“heanswered，“sincethenperchanceyouwillfindyouhavedonesoinvain，“andheleftme。
Onthefollowingeveninghereturnedandtoldmethathehadbroughtaphysiciantoseeme，acertainMahommed，whowasstandingbeforeme。
AlthoughIhadnohopefromanyphysician，IprayedthisMahommedtobeseated，whereonYusufleftus，closingthedoorbehindhim。
“Bepleasedtosetoutyourcase，GeneralOlaf，“saidMahommedinagrave，quietvoice，“forknowthatIamsentbytheCaliphhimselftoministertoyou。“