Quoth the other, "Go to the bazaar and when thou seest him, salute him and say to him, 'Indeed, thy departure the other day, without accomplishing thine occasion, was grievous to me; so, if thou be still minded to buy the girl, I will abate thee an hundred dinars of that which thou badest for her, by way of hospitable Entreatment of thee and making myself agreeable to thee; for that thou art a stranger in our land.
"Tales from the Arabic Volume 3"
John Payne