swoopeth upon her quarry, the carrion, and fell to filling the sacks with golden coin to my heart’s content.  The bags were big, but I was constrained to stuff them only in proportion to the strength of my beasts.  The Darwaysh, too, busied himself in like manner, but he charged his sacks with gems and jewels only, counselling me the while to do as he did.  So I cast aside the ducats and filled my bags with naught save the most precious of the stonery.  When we had wrought our best, we set the well-stuffed sacks upon the camels’ backs and we made ready to depart; but, before we left the treasure-house wherein stood ranged thousands of golden vessels, exquisite in shape and workmanship, the Darwaysh went into a hidden chamber and brought from out a silvern casket a little golden box full of some unguent, which he showed to me, and then he placed it in his pocket.  Presently, he again threw incense upon the fire and recited his incantations and conjurations, whereat the door closed and the rock became as before.  We then divided the camels, he taking one half and I the other; and, passing through the strait and gloomy gorge in single file, we came out upon the open plain.  Here our way parted, he wending in the direction of Bassorah and I Baghdad-wards; and when about to leave him I showered thanks upon the Darwaysh who had obtained me all this wealth and riches worth a thousand thousand of gold coins; and farewelled him with deep emotions of gratitude; after which we embraced and wended our several ways.  But hardly had I bidden adieu to the Fakir and had gone some little distance from him with my file of camels than the Shaytan tempted me with greed of gain so that I said to myself, “The Darwaysh is alone in the world, without friends or kinsman, and is wholly estranged from matters mundane.  What will these camel-loads of filthy lucre advantage him?  Moreover, engrossed by the care of the camels, not to speak of the deceitfulness of riches, he may neglect his prayer and worship:  therefore it behoveth me to take back from him some few of my beasts.”  With this resolve I made the camels halt and tying up their forelegs ran back after the holy man and called out his name.  He heard my loud shouts and awaited me forthright; and, as soon as I approached him I said, “When I had quitted thee a thought came into my mind; to wit, that thou art a recluse who keepest thyself aloof from earthly things, pure in heart and busied only with orison and devotion Now care of all these camels will cause thee only toil and moil and trouble and waste of precious time:  ’twere better then to give them back and not run the risk of these discomforts and dangers.  The Darwaysh replied, “O my son, thou speakest sooth.  The tending of all these animals will bring me naught save ache of head, so do thou take of them as many as thou listest.  I thought not of the burthen and posher till thou drewest my attention thereto; but now I am forewarned thereof; so may Almighty Allah keep thee in His holy keeping!” Accordingly,