Then he was silent awhile，and presently said to the jeweller 'Knowest thou what secret the girl whispered to me？'Answered he，'Not I，by Allah，O my lord！'Quoth Ali，'She fancied that I directed Abu alHasan to go to Bassorah and that I had devised this device to put a stop to our correspondence and consorting. I swore to her that this was on nowise so； but she would not credit me and went away to her mistress，persisting in her injurious suspicions； for she inclined to Abu alHasan and gave ear to his word.'Answered the young jeweller，'O my brother，I understood as much from the girl's manner； but I will win for thee thy wish，Inshallah！'Rejoined Ali bin Bakkar，'Who can be with me in this and how wilt thou do with her，when she shies and flies like a wildling of the wold？'Cried the jeweller 'By Allah，needs must I do my utmost to help thee and contrive to scrape acquaintance with her without exposure or mischief！'Then he asked leave to depart and Ali bin Bakkar said，'O my brother，mind thou keep my counsel；'and he looked at him and wept. The jeweller bade him goodbye and fared forth.And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
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