Verily, he has been visited by disorder in his reason."

The soldier said, " I know nothing about that, but
he must go this moment, there is no help for it."

So the uncle went and said to him, " O son of my
brother ! el-Hajjij has really sent to seek thee. Shall
I therefore liberate thee ? "

He answered, " No ; unless in his presence."

So they bore him upon men's backs, in his fetters
and chains, until they came before el-Hajjij. And
he, when he beheld him afar off, welcomed him until
he reached his presence. Then the young man dis-
played his fetters and chains, and said, " God save
the Prince ! Verily the end of my affair is more won-
derful than the beginning of it." And he related to
him his story. And el-Hajjaj marvelled, and said,
" O Khalid ! make what we had ordered for the young
man double."

So he received the whole fortune, and his condition
was excellent ; and he continued to be nightly tale-
teller to el-Hajjaj until he died.
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EL-HAJJAJ AND THE ARAB.
A N Arab was once in presence of el-Hajjaj when a
^ repast was brought in. And people ate there-
of ; and afterwards some sweet fruits were produced.
