“Thengiveitme，“saidHeliodorefaintly。“Iwilldrinkatonceandhavedone。“
ThenitwasthatIcameoutfrombehindmycurtainandgropedmywaytowardsthem。
“SirPhysician，orSirEnvoyoftheCaliphHarun，“Isaid；butforthemomentwentnofurther，since，withalowcry，Heliodorecastherselfuponmybreastandstoppedmylipswithhers。
“HushtillIhavespoken，“Iwhispered，placingmyarmabouther；thencontinued。“IsworetoyoujustnowthatIwouldnotrevealmyselfunlessIheardaughtwhichwouldbringdisgraceonmyheadorname。Tostandstillbehindyondercurtainwhilemybetrothedispoisonedatyourhandswouldbringdisgraceuponmyheadandnamesoblackthatnotalltheseasofalltheworldcouldwashitaway。Say，Physician，doesyondercupholdenoughofdeathforbothofus？“
“Yes，GeneralOlaf，andifyouchoosetoshareitIthinktheCaliphwillbeglad，sincehelovesnotthekillingofbravemen。Onlyitmustbenowandwithoutmorewords。Youcantalkforalittleafterwardsbeforethesleeptakesyou。“