I leave little unseen.' 'They did not say he was the very man,' said the pundit thoughtfully.
'They said, "Look if he be the man, since our counsels are troubled."' 'That North country is full of horse-dealers as an old coat of lice.
There is Sikandar Khan, Nur Ali Beg, and Farrukh Shah all heads of kafilas [caravans]--who deal there,' said the Flower.
'They have not yet come in,' said the pundit.

'Thou must ensnare them later.' Phew!' said the Flower with deep disgust, rolling Mahbub's head from her lap.

'I earn my money.

Farrukh Shah is a bear, Ali Beg a swashbuckler, and old Sikandar Khan--yaie! Go! I sleep now.

This swine will not stir till dawn.' When Mahbub woke, the Flower talked to him severely on the sin of drunkenness.