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Taj el Mulouk was pleased with his verses and wondered at his eloquence and the excellence of his recitation, saying, 'Indeed thou hast done away from me somewhat of my concern. Then said the Vizier, 'Of a truth there occurred to those of times past what astounds those who hear it. 'If thou canst recall any fine verse of this kind, quoth the prince, 'I prithee let us hear it and keep the talk in vogue. So the Vizier chanted the following verses: Methought thy favours might be bought and thou to give consent To union won by gifts of gold and grace and blandishment: And eke, for ignorance, I deemed thy love an easy thing, Thy love in which the noblest souls for languor are forspent; Until I saw thee choose one out and gratify that one With sweet and subtle favours.
'Know, answered Taj el Mulouk, 'that I am the son of King Suleiman Shah, and before thou knowest it, he will be upon thee with his horse and foot. When King Shehriman heard this, he would have forborne to kill Taj el Mulouk and put him in prison, till he should know the truth of his words; but his Vizier said to him, 'O King of the age, it is my counsel that thou make haste to slay this gallows-bird, that dares debauch kings' daughters. So the King said to the headsman, 'Strike off his head; for he is a traitor. Accordingly, the headsman took him and binding him fast, raised his hand to the amirs, as if to consult them, a first and a second time, thinking to gain time; but the King said to him, 'How long wilt thou consult the amirs?
Then he opened his bales and displayed their contents to Taj el Mulouk, piece by piece, till he came to a mantle of satin brocaded with gold, worth two thousand dinars from which, when he opened it, there fell a piece of linen.
Then she folded the letter and committed it to the old woman, who took it and returning to Taj el Mulouk, gave it to him. When he read it, he knew that the princess was hard-hearted and that he should not win to her; so he complained to the Vizier and besought his advice.
When he saw them, he rose and said to them, 'May your bath profit you ever! Whereupon Taj el Mulouk replied, with the sweetest of speech, 'May God be bountiful to thee, O my father!
The Vizier could think of nothing but that he should set up as a merchant in the stuff-market; so he turned to the prince and Aziz and said to them, 'If we tarry thus, we shall not compass our desire nor attain our aim; but I have bethought me of somewhat, in which, if it please God, we shall find our advantage. 'Do what seemeth good to thee, replied Taj el Mulouk; 'indeed there is a blessing on the aged, more by token that thou art versed in the conduct of affairs: so tell me what is in thy mind. 'It is my counsel, rejoined the Vizier, 'that we hire thee a shop in the stuff- bazaar, where thou mayst sit to sell and buy.
Now this she had been wont to do only in company with her nurse; so she sent for her and spoke her fair and made her peace with her, saying, 'I wish to go forth to the garden, that I may divert myself with the sight of its trees and fruits and gladden my heart with its flowers. 'I hear and obey, replied the old woman; 'but let me first go to my house and change my dress, and I will be with thee anon. 'Go, said the princess; 'but be not long absent from me. So the old woman left her and repairing to Taj el Mulouk, said to him, 'Don thy richest clothes and go to the gardener and salute him and make shift to hide thyself in the garden. 'I hear and obey, answered he; and she agreed with him upon a signal to be made by her to him and returned to the princess.
When Taj el Mulouk saw this, he said to one of his companions, 'Go, bring me news of yonder folk and ask them why they have halted here. So the man went up to them and said, 'Tell me who ye are, and answer quickly. 'We are merchants, replied they, 'and have halted here to rest, for that the next station is distant and we have confidence in King Suleiman Shah and his son Taj el Mulouk, knowing that all who alight in their dominions are in peace and safety; and we have with us precious stuffs, that we have brought for the prince. The messenger returned with this news to the prince, who said, I will not depart hence till I see what they have brought for me.
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