Opening, part 10 · page 21 2101But having let this chance slip I was forced to resort to fire, and in spite of all his experience I showed the genius that I knew more than he did.102He is dead and in ashes, but my own death is approaching fast." "103My daughter," cried the Sultan, "how sad is my condition!104I am only surprised I am alive at all!105The eunuch is consumed by the flames, and the prince whom you have delivered has lost the sight of one eye."106He could say no more, for sobs choked his voice, and we all wept together.1 2← previousOpening, part 9next →Opening, part 11↑ back to The Arabian Nights EntertainmentsThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/10/page/2/