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On the third day as he was sitting in his usual place gazing on

her, she caught sight of him and, perceiving that he had been

captivated with love of her, laughed in his face[FN#637] and he

smiled back at her. Then she disappeared and presently sent her

slave girl to him with a bundle containing a piece of red

flowered silk. The handmaid accosted him and said, "My lady

salameth to thee and desireth thee, of thy skill and good will,

to fashion for her a shift of this piece and to sew it handsomely

with thy best sewing. He replied, "Hearkening and obedience"; and

shaped for her a chemise and finished sewing it the same day.

When the morning morrowed the girl came back and said to him, "My

lady salameth to thee and asks how thou hast passed yesternight;

for she hath not tasted sleep by reason of her heart being taken

up with thee.