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Quoth she, "This is the money I had from thee and every kerchief

thou gavest me, containing fifty dinars, I wrapped up and cast

into this chest; so now take thine own, for it returns to thee,

and this day thou art become of high estate. Fortune and Fate

afflicted thee so that thou didst lose thy right hand for my

sake; and I can never requite thee; nay, although I gave my life

'twere but little and I should still remain thy debtor." Then she

added, "Take charge of thy property."; so I transferred the

contents of her chest to my chest, and added my wealth to her

wealth which I had given her, and my heart was eased and my

sorrow ceased. I stood up and kissed her and thanked her; and she

said, "Thou hast given thy hand for love of me and how am I able

to give thee an equivalent?