Ajib's Journey to Cairo

Ajib had long known that one could not take one's possessions to the grave. To take his older self's wealth would not be stealing, he reasoned because it was he, himself, who would receive it. He deposited some of his newfound wealth with a banker but always carried a purse heavy with gold. Ajib dressed in a Damasene robe and cordovan slippers and a kurasani turban bearing a jewel. The celebration was the subject of gossip throughout the quarter.