“Why?”
“Because it was never used formerly; besides, children always die when they smell it.”
“Then do the children of Sulaimania fear sweet or clean smells?”
“Yes, they are not accustomed to them. Where did you buy those shoes?”
“In Kirkuk.”
“Here they are improper, having laces.”
He cast about for a new question, then suddenly:
“What is in these cases?”
“Clothing.”
“Have you no things in them to sell? What kind of merchant are you without wares and loads?”