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"Then pray tell me," he continued, "why the Prince of Cashmere persists in marrying her to Barbabou against her will." "The facts are these," replied his friend. "Do you know that our august Prince lost some time ago a diamond and a javelin, on which his heart was greatly set?" "I know it well," said Rustem.
The man to whom he spoke replied: "You are in the province of Cashmere; the inhabitants, as you see, are holding great rejoicings. We are doing honour to the wedding of our beautiful Princess, who is about to marry a certain lord named Barbabou, to whom her father has plighted her. May heaven prolong their happiness!" On hearing these words Rustem fell down in a swoon.
"But, in the name of Brahma," said he, "tell me who is this happy Barbabou who is to be married to the Princess of Cashmere, and why her father has chosen him for his son-in-law, and why the Princess has accepted him for her husband." "My lord," replied the gentleman of Cashmere, "the Princess is far from having accepted him.
"Then I must tell you," said his host, "that the Prince in despair at hearing nothing of his two treasures, after searching for them all the world over, promised his daughter in marriage to any one who would bring him either of them. Then Barbabou arrived and brought the diamond with him; and he is to marry the Princess to-morrow." Rustem turned pale.
She had no suspicion that her lover could be in Cashmere, and she had such a horror of Barbabou that she would not look on. The fight went off as well as possible. Barbabou was left stone dead, and the populace were delighted, for he was ugly and Rustem very handsome a fact which always turns the scale of public favour.
The Prince, in much amazement, compared the two diamonds and, as he knew nothing about gems, he could not tell which was the true one. "Here are two diamonds," said he, "but I have only one daughter. I am in a strange dilemma!" Then he sent for Barbabou, and asked him whether he had not deceived him. Barbabou swore that he had bought the diamond of an Armenian.
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