abide with me till this day next year.”  Then he cried out to the two slaves, who struck the tent forthright and loaded it on the beasts; then they were absent awhile and presently returned with the two mules; and the twain mounted and rode back to the city of Fez, where Judar tarried with the Maghribi, eating well and drinking well and donning a grand dress every day, till the year was ended and the anniversary day dawned.  Then the Moor said to him, “Come with me, for this is the appointed day.”  And Judar said, “’Tis well.”  So the Maghribi carried him without the city, where they found the two slaves with the mules, and rode on till they reached the river.  Here the slaves pitched the tent and furnished it; and the Moor brought forth the tray of food and they ate the morning meal; after which Abd al-Samad brought out the wand and the tablets as before and, kindling the fire in the chafing dish, made ready the incense.  Then said he, “O Judar, I wish to renew my charge to thee.”  “O my lord the pilgrim,” replied he, “if I have forgotten the bastinado, I have forgotten the injunctions."[FN#279] Asked the Moor, “Dost thou indeed remember them?” and he answered, “Yes.”  Quoth the Moor, “Keep thy wits, and think not that the woman is thy very mother; nay, she is but an enchantment in her semblance, whose purpose is to find thee defaulting.  Thou camest off alive the first time; but, an thou trip this time, they will slay thee.”  Quoth Judar, “If I slip this time, I deserve to be burnt of them.”  Then Abd al-Samad cast the perfumes into the fire and recited the conjurations, till the river dried up; whereupon Judar descended and knocked.  The door opened and he entered and undid the several enchantments, till he came to the seventh door and the semblance of his mother appeared before him, saying, “Welcome,[FN#280] O my son!” But he said to her, “How am I thy son, O accursed?  Strip!” And she began to wheedle him and put off garment after garment, till only her trousers remained; and he said to her, “Strip, O accursed!” So she put off her trousers and became a body without a soul.  Then he entered the hall of the treasures, where he saw gold lying in heaps, but paid no heed to it and passed on to the closet at the upper end, where he saw the enchanter Al-Shamardal lying on a couch of gold, baldrick’d with the sword, with the ring on his finger, the Kohl phial on his breast and the celestial planisphere hanging over his head.  So he loosed the sword and taking the ring, the Kohl phial and the planisphere, went forth, when behold, a band of music sounded for him and the servants of the treasure cried out, saying, “Mayest thou be assained with that thou hast gained, O Judar!” Nor did the music leave sounding, till he came forth of the treasure to the Maghribi, who gave up his conjurations and fumigations and rose up and embraced him and saluted him.  Then Judar made over to him the four hoarded talismans, and he took them and cried out to the slaves, who carried