Excerpt from The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Vol. 3: With Introduction Explanatory Notes on the Manners and Nights of Moslem and a Terminal Essay Upon the History of the Nights Hrazad continued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King pursued to Taj al-muluk - Then I entered the ower-g. Made for the pavilion, where I found the daughter of Da Wily One, Sitting with head on knee and hand to Cheek. Ur was Changed and her eyes were sunken but, when shi she exclaimed, Praised be Allah for thy safety! An, minded to rise but fell down for joy. Iwas abashed I and hung my head presently, however, I went up to he: ed her and asked, How knewest thou that I should cor this very night She answered, I knew it not By 14 whole year past I have not tasted the taste of sleep, but Ched through every night, expecting thee and such hath case since the day thou wentest out from me and I gave new suit of Clothes, and thou promisedst me to go t( mmam and to come back SO I sat awaiting thee that nigh acond night and a third night; but thou camest not till great delay, and I ever expecting thy coming; for this is lAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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