A Piece Of Fine Linen
November, 1959
Once upon a time there was a young man whose passion for women was great. One day he saw the fairest of the fair enter a house with her husband, who wore a long and wicked scimitar at his side. It took a small inquiry to learn that the husband was a merchant of cloth and that he was the most jealous and the most dangerous man to be found anywhere. It looked as though there would be no chance for the young man to meet the lady, and so he sent a go-between, an ancient hag, who vowed that if it wer...
