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He received her with all the Marks of a profound Reſpect. When ſhe ſate down, being a little fatigued with coming, ſhe unveiled herſelf, and let the Jeweller ſee ſuch Beauty, as made him acknowledge that the Prince of Perſia was excuſable in giving his Heart to her. Then ſhe ſaluted the Jeweller with a graceful Countenance, and ſaid to him: I am informed with what Zeal you have en aged in the Prince of Perſia’s Concerns and mine; but without immediately forming a Deſign to expreſs my Gratitude, I thank Heaven which has ſo ſoon made up Eben Thaher’s Loſs.

Scheherazade being obliged to ſtop here, becauſe Day began to appear, continued her Story next Morning in the following Manner.


The Two Hundred and Second Night.


SChemſelnihar, ſaid ſeveral other obliging Things to the Jeweller, after which ſhe return’d to her Palace. The Jeweller went immediately co give an Account of this Visit to the Prince of Perſia, who ſaid to him as ſoon as he ſaw him, I have expected you impatiently. The truſty Slave has brought me a Letter from her Miſtreſs, but this does not eaſe me, whatever the lovely Schemſelnihar ſays, yet I dare not hope for any Thing: My Patience is at an end; I know not now what Meaſures to take; Ebn Thaher’s Departure makes me deſpair: He was my only Support: I loſt all by loſing him: I flatter’d my ſelf with ſome Hopes by Reaſon of his Acceſs to Schemſelnihar.

After theſe Words, which the Prince pronounced with ſo much Eagernefs, that he gave the Jeweller no Time to interrupt him, he ſaid to the Prince, no Man can bear a greater Share in your Afflitions than I do and if you will have Patience to hear me, you will perceive that I am capable of giving you Eaſe. Upon this the Prince held his Peace, and hearken’d to him. I ſee very well, ſaid the Jeweller, that the on!y Thing to give you Satisfaction, is to fail upon a Way that you may converſe freely with Schemſelnihar. This I will procure you, and to Morrow will ſet about it. You muſt by no Means expoſe your ſelt to enter Schemſelnihar’s Palace; you know by Experience the Danger of that: I know a very fit Place for this Interview, where you ſhall be ſafe, When the Jeweller had ſpoken

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