Opening, part 23 · page 21 2101How unlucky that I did not know sooner!102I should not have made him so angry.103But wake up! wake up! for I know I shall love you with all my heart."104So saying she shook Camaralzaman so violently that nothing but the spells of Maimoune could have prevented his waking.105"Oh!" cried the princess. "106Why are you so drowsy?"107So saying she took his hand and noticed her own ring on his finger, which made her wonder still more.108But as he still remained in a profound slumber she pressed a kiss on his cheek and soon fell fast asleep too.109Then Maimoune turning to the genie said: "Well, are you satisfied that my prince surpasses your princess?110Another time pray believe me when I assert anything."111Then turning to Caschcasch: "My thanks to you, and now do you and Danhasch bear the princess back to her own home."112The two genii hastened to obey, and Maimoune returned to her well.113On waking next morning the first thing Prince Camaralzaman did was to look round for the lovely lady he had seen at night, and the next to question the slave who waited on him about her.114But the slave persisted so strongly that he knew nothing of any lady, and still less of how she got into the tower, that the prince lost all patience, and after giving him a good beating tied a rope round him and ducked him in the well till the unfortunate man cried out that he would tell everything.115Then the prince drew him up all dripping wet, but the slave begged leave to change his clothes first, and as soon as the prince consented hurried off just as he was to the palace.checked by a teacher116Here he found the king talking to the grand-vizir of all the anxiety his son had caused him.117The slave was admitted at once and cried:118"Alas, Sire!119I bring sad news to your Majesty.checked by a teacher120There can be no doubt that the prince has completely lost his senses.121He declares that he saw a lady sleeping on his couch last night, and the state you see me in proves how violent contradiction makes him."122He then gave a minute account of all the prince had said and done.1 2← previousOpening, part 22next →Opening, part 24↑ back to The Arabian Nights EntertainmentsThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/23/page/2/