Artthouaphysician，infidel？’’saidthebishop，somewhatmortifiedatthiscoldreception。Iwouldspeakwiththeeonthatart。’’
Ifthouknewestaughtofmedicine，’’answeredElHakim，thouwouldstbeawarethatphysiciansholdnocounselordebateinthesickchamberoftheirpatient。Hear，’’headded，asthelowgrowlingofthestag-houndwasheardfromtheinnerhut，eventhedogmightteachtheereason，Ulemat。
Hisinstinctteacheshimtosuppresshisbarkinginthesickman’shearing-Comewithoutthetent，’’saidhe，risingandleadingtheway，ifthouhastaughttosaywithme。’’
NotwithstandingtheplainnessoftheSaracenleech’sdress，andhisinferiorityofsize，whencontrastedwiththetallprelateandgiganticEnglishbaron，therewassomethingstrikinginhismannerandcountenance，whichpreventedtheBishopofTyrefromexpressingstronglythedispleasurehefeltatthisunceremoniousrebuke。Whenwithoutthehut，hegazeduponAdonbecinsilence，forseveralminutes，beforehecouldfixonthebestmannertorenewtheconversation。NolockswereseenunderthehighbonnetoftheArabian，whichhidalsopartofabrowthatseemedloftyandexpanded，smooth，andfreefromwrinkles，aswerehischeeks，wheretheywereseenundertheshadeofhislongbeard。Wehaveelsewherenoticedthepiercingqualityofhisdarkeyes。
Theprelate，struckwithhisapparentyouth，atlengthbrokeapause，whichtheotherseemedinnohastetointerrupt，bydemandingoftheArabianhowoldhewas。