then he made his ordeal in divulging his secret observing his friend when he came in and out of his presence and when his face was shining and he met the king. if he found the end of his affair to be the same as the beginning in his conditions he would know that the other had not confided his secret to him or revealed it to him so he brought him close and sought him out and raised his rank and bestowed favors upon him. then he was alone with him and said i wanted to kill soandso because of something that reached me about him so i investigated his affair and found it to be false.
ثم جعل محنته في إذاعة سره ملاحظة صديقه في دخوله عليه وخروجه من عنده، وفي إسفار وجهه ولقائه للملك، فإن وجد آخر أمره كأوله في أحواله، علم أن الآخر لم يفض إليه بسره ولم يظهره عليه، فقربه واجتياه، ورفع مرتبته وحباه، ثم خلا به، فقال إني كنت أردت قتل فلان لشيء بلغني عنه، فبحثت في أمره، فوجدته باطلا.