'She cannot be of rank—she has no ring in her nose. Is she moon-faced?' (i.e., handsome.)
'Very; as you see.'
'And you love her very much?'
'I do indeed.'
'Better than your best horse, your camels, and all your fat-tailed sheep?'
'Better than all the world.'
'Inshallah; perhaps you may see her soon again.'
'Please God, I shall.'
'Do you keep her locked up—in care of your father, or who—as you are absent, and gone to the wars?'
'Why should I do so?'