You would send out the Romans to search for me, and bring me to the beautiful city.

The desert is much more to my taste: life is pleasanter there.

Now, tell me where the bags of coin such as a man like you always carries about with him are hidden.

No?
Then you may go to sleep." He who went forth to seek eternal life is now in danger of losing mortal life.

In terror of death, cold sweat on his brow, he began to haggle for his life with the desert king.