17 Ahmad al-Mulla then said, “Listen, I have no money at all. But my wife does. Wait here in the café, and I will go ask her.” Ahmad al-Mulla lived with his wife and daughter in the house adjacent to that of Hassan bin Abdul-Rahman al-Midfa‘. It only took him a few minutes to return, strutting proudly. I said eagerly, “Give me the good news!” “Yes, she agreed, but she demanded collateral,” he said. “Like what?” I asked. “Gold,” Ahmad al-Mulla replied. I asked him for his wife’s name, and he
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