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Then my eyes filled with tears to overflowing and I cast the

sword from my hand saying, "O mighty Ifrit and hero, if a woman

lacking wits and faith deem it unlawful to strike off my head,

how can it be lawful for me, a man, to smite her neck whom I

never saw in my whole life. I cannot do such misdeed though thou

cause me drink the cup of death and perdition." Then said the

Ifrit, "Ye twain show the good understanding between you; but I

will let you see how such doings end." He took the sword, and

struck off the lady's hands first, with four strokes, and then

her feet; whilst I looked on and made sure of death and she

farewelled me with her dying eyes. So the Ifrit cried at her,

"Thou whorest and makest me a wittol with thine eyes;" and struck

her so that her head went flying. Then he turned to me and said,

"O mortal, we have it in our law that, when the wife committeth

advowtry it is lawful for us to slay her.