PART III LOVE
CHAPTER 121
SIGHING FOR THE ABSENT ONE
HE
1201. Even in the recollection love is sweet with endless delights : love is therefore sweeter than wine.
1202. The moment I recall the image of my loved one to my mind, that very moment all my sorrow is vanquished : ah, love is dear in all its aspects !
SHE
1203. I was about to sneeze, but the fit passed away : is it that he was about to think of me but did not ? [1]
1204. Have I at all a place in his heart ? As for him, there is never a doubt but he abideth in mine.
1205. He excludeth me jealously from his heart : is he not ashamed then to show himself ceaselessly in mine ?
- ↑ Sneezing is believed to indicate that a friend or relative is thinking of the one who sneezes.
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