When the letter-carrier entered the house of Leila's parents he saw Leila and said to her, "I had to make a great effort to speak with you. Your lover Majnun, who is a lover without compare in all the world, gave me a message for you, and he continued to speak with me throughout the journey and has walked as far as this town with the camel." She said, "For heaven's sake! Poor Majnun! I wonder what will become of him."