Then，as Almighty Allah had mixed up with her being a fond affection for As'ad，she pronounced the Two Testimonies[401]
of the Faith and became of the people of felicity. After this，she brought him meat and drink and talked with him and they prayed together： moreover，she made him chicken stews and fed him therewith，till he regained strength and his sickness left him and he was restored to his former health. Such things befel him with the daughter of Bahram，the Magian；and so it happened that one day she left him and stood at the housedoor when behold，she heard the crier crying aloud and saying，'Whoso hath with him a handsome young man，whose favour is thus and thus，and bringeth him forth，shall have all he seeketh of money；but if any have him and deny it，he shall be hanged over his own door and his property shall be plundered and his blood go for naught.'Now As'ad had acquainted Bostan bint Bahram with his whole history：