human
By Allah! By the tomb of the Prophet! By the graves of all my ancestors! I would give a thousand pieces of gold to any one who could tell me which of these two died before the other.
gpt
O Prince of the Faithful! it was I who died first. And I have won the thousand pieces according to thine oath. But, when Nuzhet-el-Fuad sat up before them, and the Lady Zubeydeh saw that they had practised a trick to obtain the gold, she chid her gently, reproaching her for not asking for help; and yet she wept all the time with joy that she was alive. And the Khalifeh--he wept with laughter, and, as soon as he could speak, he cried,
human
O Abu-l-Hasan, truly thou art a wag!
gpt
Nay, O Prince of the Faithful! replied Abu-l-Hasan,
human
I had dispensed the good gifts at thy hands, and, being sore stricken with poverty, could contrive no other way but to play this trick upon thee. When I was alone I used my gold wisely, but since thou hast given me this female slave to wife, all thy wealth would not suffice for our extravagance; wherefore, if my lord make not haste to bestow upon me the thousand pieces of gold according to his oath, I may not take it, and--