Grant, oh God, that my wife, Hafna, may bear a son.
MAHOMET.
This prayer, at least, is innocent, and can injure no man.
ANGEL.
Stay, before you comply with it, hear the next.
SECOND PRAYER.
Grant, oh God, that Hafna may be childless; then the wealth of her husband will descend to my children.
ANGEL.
Now grant these two prayers,—let Hafna have a son, and let her be childless.
MAHOMET.