When the jeweller was alone, his servants brought him something to eat, but he could not taste a bit.  About noon one of his slaves came to tell him that a man was at the gate, whom he knew not, and desired to speak with him.  The jeweller, not willing to receive a stranger into his house, rose up, and went to speak with him.  Though you do not know me, said the man, I know you, and am come to discourse with you on an important affair.  The jeweller prayed him to step in.  No, answered the stranger; if you please, rather take the trouble to go with me to your other house.  How know you, replied the jeweller, that I have another house?  I know well enough, answered the stranger:  follow me, do not fear any thing; I have something to communicate to you which will please you.  The jeweller went immediately with him; and after he had considered by the way how the house they were going to was robbed, he said to him that it was not fit to receive him.

When they were before the house, and the stranger saw the gate half broken down, he said to the jeweller, I see you have told me the truth; I will carry you to a place which will be more convenient.  He went on when he had spoken thus, and walked all the rest of the day without stopping.  The jeweller being weary with walking, vexed to see night approach, and the stranger having walked all day without acquainting him where he was going, began to lose patience.  Then they came to a path which led them to the Tigris; and as soon as they came to the river, they crossed in a little boat.  The stranger led the jeweller through a long street, where he had never been before, and, after taking him through several streets, stopped at a gate, which he opened.  He caused the jeweller to go in, shut the gate, bolted it with a huge iron bolt, and then conducted, him to a chamber, where there were ten other men, all as great strangers to the jeweller as his conductor.

The ten men received the jeweller without any compliments.  They bid him sit down; of which he had great need, for he was not only weak with walking so far, but the fear be was in, on finding himself with people whom he thought he had reason to dread, would have disabled him from standing.  They waited for their leader to supper, and, as soon as he came, it was served up.  They washed their hands, obliging the jeweller to do the like, and to sit at table with them.  After supper, the men asked him if he knew to whom he spoke.  He answered, No, and that he knew not the place he was in.  Tell us your last nights adventure, said they to him, and conceal nothing from us.  The jeweller, being astonished at this discourse, answered, Gentlemen, it is probable you know it already.  That is true, replied they, the young man and the young lady, who were at your house yesternight, told it us; but we would know it from your own mouth.  The jeweller needed no more to be informed that they were the highwaymen who had broken up and plundered his house.  Gentlemen, said he, I am much troubled for that young man and the lady; can you tell me any thing of them?