'Thou wilt refrain from saying any word to Cook or Baedeker to bring ill-fame and ruin on the place?
Our Lord augment thy wealth and guard thee always! May thy progeny increase in honour till it rules the world!' 'But something must be done,' Rashid remonstrated.

'A crime has been committed.

We must find the culprit.' 'True,' said the host, 'and I will help with all my strength.

The consul would not help at all.

He would but frighten the police, with the result that they would torture--perhaps hang--a man or two, but not the man who stole your belt of money.