human
The fellow is worthless, pleaded the shopkeeper, anxious to justify his violence.
gpt
It was for Effendi's sake that I pushed him. He is rich. He is the king of all the beggars--the scandal of Hathor Set.
human
Whatever he may be, he's old and weak, and I won't have him struck, I said.
gpt
Here, let this dry your tears, I went on: and enjoying the suppressed rage of Abdullah my camel-man, I raised the weeping beggar from the ground and gave him a handful of piastres. With suspicious suddenness his sobs ceased and turned to blessings. He wished me a hundred years of life and twenty sons: and then, exulting in the rout of Said ben Hassan and Abdullah, defiantly returned to the rag of sacking he had spread like a mat on the sand. The keeper of the shop glared a menace: but his wish to sell his goods overcame the desire for revenge; and contenting himself with a look which said
human
Only wait!