Ribald Classic: The Trial Of A True Friend

January, 1965

A young man called Mamoun was stricken with love for a married woman of the name Bahia, which in Arabic means "resplendent beauty." Mamoun knew in his heart that Bahia returned his affection, and sought means to visit her, away from the eyes of her wizened and enfeebled husband. With his friend Abou el Heija. Mamoun went to the place where Bahia and her husband dwelt. Mamoun instructed Abou el Heija: "Enter the court and request hospitality, but take care not to reveal our true in...

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