A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, Vol. 8 of 10: The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Classic Reprint)

She resumed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when the old Queen heard the handmaid's words she was wroth with sore wrath because of her and cried, " How shall there be accord between man and Jinn?" But Sayf al-Muluk replied," Indeed, I will conform to thy will and be thy page and die in thy love and will keep with thee covenant and regard none but thee: so right soon shalt thou see my truth and lack of falsehood and the excellence of my manly dealing with thee, Inshallah 1" The old woman pondered for a full' hour with brow earthwards bent; after which she raised her head and said to him, "O thou beautiful youth, wilt thou indeed keep compact and covenant ?" He replied, " Yes, by Him who raised the heavens and dispread the earth upon the waters, I will indeed keep faith and troth 1" Thereupon quoth she, " I will win for thee thy wish, Inshallah! but for the present go thou into the garden and take thy pleasure therein and eat of its fruits, that have neither like

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a Story of Prince Sayf Al-Muluk and the Princess Badi'a Al«; Jamal (Continued)»; (Lane, III 308 The Story of Seif El-Mulook and Badeea El-Jamal, with the hitroduclicm transferred to a note p 372 J; HASAN OF BASSORAH7; (Lane, HI 335 The Story of Hasan of El-Basrah); KHALIFAH THE FISHERMAN OF BAGHDAD '45; (Lane, IV ¡27 The Story of Khaleefeh the Fisherman); Note The Same from the Breslau Edition (IV 318) 184; MASRUR AND ZAYN AL-MAWASIF205; (Lane, HI 573 Note); AU NUR AL-DIN AND MIRIAM THE GIRDLE-GIRL , 264

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