Arabian Nights, The (B&N) by Anonymous

Author:Anonymous [Anonymous]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Short Stories, Folk Tales, 19th Century, Classics, Arabian
Publisher: Barnes&Noble
Published: 1839-01-01T02:00:00+00:00

Camaralzaman and Badoura.

“When once the Princess Badoura had formed this resolution, in concert with the Princess Haiatalnefous, she spoke to Prince Camaralzaman in private, on the same day, in the following words: ‘I wish to converse with you on an affair which will require some discussion, and on which I want your advice. Come to me this evening; tell your people not to wait for you, for you will remain here for the night.’

“Camaralzaman did not fail to repair to the palace at the hour appointed by the princess. She took him with her into the inner palace, and telling the chief of the eunuchs, who was preparing to follow her, that she did not require his attendance, but desiring him to keep the door fastened, she conducted the prince into a different apartment from that of the Princess Haiatalnefous, in which she was accustomed to sleep.

“When the prince and princess were thus left alone together, the princess fastened the door. Thereupon she took the talisman out of a little box, and showed it to Camaralzaman, saying: ‘It is not long since an astrologer gave me this talisman, and as I know you are well versed in every science, you perhaps can tell me its peculiar properties.’ Camaralzaman took the talisman, and approached a light to examine it. He at once recognised it, and exclaimed, with a cry of surprise which delighted the princess, ‘O king, do you ask me the properties of this talisman? Alas! its power is such that it will make me die with grief and sadness, if I do not shortly find the most charming and amiable princess ever beheld under heaven! To her this talisman belonged, and it was the cause of my losing her. The adventure was of so singular a nature, that the recital of it would excite your majesty’s compassion for me, the unfortunate husband and lover, if you would have the patience to listen to it.’

“To this the princess replied: ‘You shall relate it to me some other time; but I am very happy to tell you that I know something concerning the talisman. Wait for me here; I will return in a moment.’

“Thereupon the princess went into a closet, where she took off the royal turban, and in a few minutes put on a woman’s dress, together with the girdle she had worn on the day of their separation. Then she returned to the chamber where she had left the prince.

“Camaralzaman instantly knew his dear princess. He ran to her, and embraced her with the utmost tenderness, exclaiming, ‘Ah! how much I am obliged to the king for having surprised me so agreeably!’ ‘Do not expect to see the king again,’ replied the princess, embracing him in her turn, with tears in her eyes. ‘Look upon me, and you behold the king. Sit down, that I may explain this enigma to you.’

“They seated themselves, and the princess related to Camaralzaman the resolution she had formed in the plain where they had encamped together for the last time, when she discovered that she waited for him in vain.

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