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Updated: May 23, 2025
Then Thelamis led the prince to the edge of the platform and presented him to the people, saying, "Behold your lawful king." 'Shouts of joy rent the air at the sound of Thelamis's words, and the noise reached Okimpare in the palace. Smitten with despair at the news, she fell down unconscious on her balcony, and was lifted up by the slaves and taken back to her own house.
The people crowded round to welcome their prince, whom they loved dearly, but they told him that the king was still full of rage at his son's refusal to marry his cousin the Princess Okimpare, and also at his flight. Indeed, they all begged him not to visit the capital, as his life would hardly be safe.
But then came the question as to whether the nobles would recognise the prince with a girl's body, and indeed, when we came to think of it, which was prince and which was girl? 'At last, after much argument, my head carried the day and we set out; but only to find that the king had declared the Princess Okimpare his successor.
In this design we succeeded so well that in a short time the ladies of the capital came in a body to Okimpare, and prayed her to banish us from the kingdom, before their lives were made miserable for ever. She consented, and commanded us to be placed on board a ship, with our slave Gouloucou.
'The punishment decreed to us by the Queen Okimpare, answered Dely, 'was that we were to dance and sing in the midst of our sorrow, at a great fete which was to be held that very day for all her people. This cruel command nearly turned our brains, and we swore a solemn oath to make all lovers as wretched as we were ourselves.
'I told my sister that I did not see exactly where the luck came in, but Thelamis interrupted me rudely: "What!" he cried, "of course I shall make use of the pastilles, and " but here the officers arrived to lead us to the great square where the execution was to take place for Okimpare was determined there should be no delay.
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