... broker who, much bemused with liquor, was purposing for the Hammam bath as his drunkenness whispered in his ear, "Verily the call to matins[FN504] is nigh." He came plodding along and staggering about till he drew near the Hunchback and squatted down to make water[FN505] over against him; when he happened to glance around and saw a man standing against the wall. Now some person had snatched off the Christian's turband[FN506] in the first of the night; so when he saw the Hunchback hard by he fancied that ... — The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 1 • Richard F. Burton Read full book for free!