. More tales from the Arabian nights . l Kings ofthe Genii. Therefore wonder not that I know thee,and the Sultan thy father, and the Princes thybrothers, and the Princess Nouronnihar. I am nostranger to your loves and adventures; since it was Imyself who sold the artificial apple which thou bought-est at Samarcand; the carpet which Prince Houssainpurchased at Bisnagar; and the tube which Prince Aliprocured at Sheerauz. This is sufficient to let theeknow that I am not unacquainted with everythingthat concerneth thee. I have to add that thou didstseem to me worthy of a more happy fate than the p
. More tales from the Arabian nights . l Kings ofthe Genii. Therefore wonder not that I know thee,and the Sultan thy father, and the Princes thybrothers, and the Princess Nouronnihar. I am nostranger to your loves and adventures; since it was Imyself who sold the artificial apple which thou bought-est at Samarcand; the carpet which Prince Houssainpurchased at Bisnagar; and the tube which Prince Aliprocured at Sheerauz. This is sufficient to let theeknow that I am not unacquainted with everythingthat concerneth thee. I have to add that thou didstseem to me worthy of a more happy fate than the posses-sion of Nouronnihar, and in order that thou mightestattain to it, I was present when thou drewest thinearrow, and foreseeing that it would not go beyondPrince Houssains, I seized it in the air, and gave it thenecessary force that carried it afar, and caused it tostrike against the rocks near which thou didst find is now in thy power to avail thyself of this favour-able opportunity which presenteth itself to make I \M Till-: FAIRY PERIEBANOU, Till-: DAUGHTER OF ONE (>!• Till-: MOS1 The Fairy Palace 223 As the Fairy Periebanou spoke, she looked tenderlyat the Prince, and then remained silent with downcasteyes and a modest blush upon her cheek. As forPrince Ahmed he reflected that the Princess Nouron-nihar could never be his, and he saw that the Fairyexcelled her infinitely in beauty and blessed the moment in which he had thought of seek-ing the arrow, and his heart was filled with love for theFairy. Should I, replied he, all my life have thehappiness of being thy slave, I would think myselfthe most fortunate of men. And if thou wilt permit it,I will devote my life to thee, and live henceforth at thycourt. O my Prince, answered the Fairy, it isnot as a slave that I would admit thee to my court, butas my husband. Be not surprised that I should speakthus openly to thee, for the same customs are not ob-served among us Fairies as with hu
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