another by the feet; he commanded the third to fetch a cimeter, and when he had brought it, “Strike,”
said he, “cut her in two, and then throw her into the Tygris.
This is the punishment I inflict on those to whom I have given my heart, when they falsify their promise.” When he saw that the slave hesitated to obey him, “Why do you not strike?” said he.
“What do you wait for?”
“Madam,” said the slave then, “you are near the last moment of your life,
another by the feet; he commanded the third to fetch a cimeter, and when he had brought it, “Strike,”
said he, “cut her in two, and then throw her into the Tygris.
This is the punishment I inflict on those to whom I have given my heart, when they falsify their promise.” When he saw that the slave hesitated to obey him, “Why do you not strike?” said he.
“What do you wait for?”
“Madam,” said the slave then, “you are near the last moment of your life,
