I loved her too much to be still , ' he said . But his friends did not understand , and soon they spoke to him again about it . ` We will seek for a wife for you . There are plenty of girls prettier than Dschemila . ' ' I dare say ; but I do n't want them . ' ` But what will you do with all the cushions and carpets , and beautiful things you bought for your house ? ' ` They can stay in the chests . ' ` But the moths will eat them ! For a few weeks , it is of no consequence , but after a year or two they will be quite useless . ' ` And if they have to lie there ten years I will have Dschemila , and her only , for my wife . For a month , or even two months , I will rest here quietly . Then I will go and seek her afresh . ' ` Oh , you are quite mad ! Is she the only maiden in the world ? There are plenty of others better worth having than she is . ' ` If there are I have not seen them ! And why do you make all this fuss ? Every man knows his own business best . ' ` Why , it is you who are making all the fuss yourself -- ' But Dschemil turned and went into the house , for he did not want to quarrel . Three months later a Jew , who was travelling across the desert , came to the castle , and laid himself down under the wall to rest .
In the evening the ogre saw him there and said to him , ` XXXXX , what are you doing here ?
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