"You ought to be very glad to have the chance of dying," I now remarked. "Only think of the many wives who are awaiting you in the next world."
Mohammed here shrugged his shoulders.
"Effendi, you are a Christian."
"Yes."
"Do Christians believe in a future state of happiness?"
"Yes."
"Do they think that their heaven will be more delightful than this earth?"
"Yes."
"If a Christian is ill, does he send for a hakim (physician)?"
"Yes."