` There is the Sultan 's door-keeper ! They have sent him here to find out the truth . Quick ! throw yourself on the bed and pretend that you are dead . ' And in a moment the wife was stretched out stiffly , with a linen sheet spread across her , like a corpse . She was only just in time , for the sheet was hardly drawn across her when the door opened and the porter came in . ` Has anything happened ? ' asked he . ` My poor wife is dead , ' replied Abu Nowas . ` Look ! she is laid out here . ' And the porter approached the bed , which was in a corner of the room , and saw the stiff form lying underneath . ` We must all die , ' said he , and went back to the Sultan . ` Well , have you found out which of them is dead ? ' asked the Sultan . ` Yes , noble Sultan ; it is the wife , ' replied the porter . ` He only says that to please you , ' cried Subida in a rage ; and calling to her chamberlain , she ordered him to go at once to the dwelling of Abu Nowas and see which of the two was dead . ` And be sure you tell the truth about it , ' added she , ` or it will be the worse for you . ' As her chamberlain drew near the house , Abu Nowas caught sight of him . ` There is the Sultana 's chamberlain , ' he exclaimed in a fright .
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