The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . hseven doors; and do thou count five doors, and enter the sixth; forwithin it is the object of thy desire.—And whither goest thou f saidTaj-el-Mulook. She answered, I have no place to go to; but perhapsI may wait after thee and speak with the chief eunuch. She thenproceeded, and he followed her, until they arrived at the door wherewas the chief eunuch ; and he saw with her Taj-el-Mulook in theattire of a female slave, and said to her, What is the business of thisslave-girl who is with thee
The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . hseven doors; and do thou count five doors, and enter the sixth; forwithin it is the object of thy desire.—And whither goest thou f saidTaj-el-Mulook. She answered, I have no place to go to; but perhapsI may wait after thee and speak with the chief eunuch. She thenproceeded, and he followed her, until they arrived at the door wherewas the chief eunuch ; and he saw with her Taj-el-Mulook in theattire of a female slave, and said to her, What is the business of thisslave-girl who is with thee ? She answered him, The lady Dunyahath heard that this girl is skilled in different kinds of work, and shedesireth to purchase her. But the eunuch replied, I know neitherslave-girl nor any other person; and no one shall enter without beingsearched by me, as the King hath commanded me. Upon this, theold woman, manifesting anger, said to him, I knew that thou wast aman of sense and of good manners; and if thou art changed I willacquaint her with this, and inform her that thou hast offered opposition. to her female slave. She then called out to Taj-el-Mulook, and saidto him, Advance, 0 slave-girl! And immediately he entered the ante-chamber, as she had commanded him, and the eunuch was silent, andsaid no more. So Taj-el-Mulook counted five doors, and entered thesixth, and found the lady Dunya standing expecting him. As soon as she beheld him, she knew him, and pressed him to herbosom, and he embraced her in like manner; and the old woman,coming in to them, contrived a pretext to dismiss the female slaves;after which the lady Dunya. said to her, Be thou keeper of the then remained alone with Taj-el-Mulook, and they passed thewhole night in innocent And on the following morningshe closed the door upon him and the old woman, and enteringanother apartment, sat there according to her custom ; and herfemale slaves came to her, and she transacted their affairs an
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