for see，he hath swept the place and cooked the meat and set on the fruit；and indeed I come at the best of times.'But he paid no heed to her，his heart being taken up with fear of the house folk；and she said，'Fie，O my lord，O my heart！ What aileth thee to stand thus？'Then she sighed and，giving him a buss which sounded like the cracking of a walnut，said，'O my lord，an thou have made an appointment with other than with me，I will gird my middle and serve her and thee. Amjad laughed from a heart full of rage and wrath and came forwards and sat down，panting and saying to himself，'Alack，mine ill death and doom when the owner of the place shall return！'Then she seated herself by him and fell to toying and laughing，whilst Amjad sat careful and frowning，thinking a thousand thoughts and communing with himself，'Assuredly the master of the house cannot but come，and then what shall I say to him？ he needs must kill me and my life will be lost thus foolishly.'Presently she rose and，tucking up her sleeves，took a tray of food on which she laid the cloth and then set it before Amjad and began to eat，saying，'Eat，O my lord.'
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