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brazier with a little fire. After that she bade her retire, and shut the
door. When she was alone, she took a piece of aloes out of a box,
and put it into the brazier. As soon as she saw the smoke rise, she
repeated some words unknown to the King of Persia, who from a
recess observe with great attention all that she did. She had no
sooner ended, than the sea began to be disturbed. At length the
sea opened at some distance; and presently there rose out of it a
tall, handsome young man, with moustaches of a sea-green colour ;
a little behind him, a lady, advanced in years, but of a majestic air,
attended by five young ladies, nowise inferior i in beauty to the Queen
Gulnare.

Queen Gulnare. Pmednrey went to.one.of the windows, and saw
the king her. brother, the queen her mother, and the rest of her
relations; who at the same time perceived her also. The company
came forward, borne, as it were, upon the surface. of the waves.
When they came to: the edge, they nimbly, one after another, sprang
up to the window, from whence Queen Gulnare had retired to
make room for them. King Saleh, the queen her mother, and the
rest of her relations, embraced her tenderly, with tears in their eye,
on their first entrance.

After Queen Gulnare had received them with all imaginable
honour, and made. them sit down upon a sofa, the queen her mother

- addressed herself to her: ‘Daughter, said she, ‘I am overjoyed to
see you again after so long an absence; and I am confident that
your brother and your relations are no less. so. Your leaving us
without acquainting anybody with it involved us in inexpressible
concern; and it is impossible to tell you how many tears we have
shed upon that account. We. know. of no other reason that could
induce you to take such a surprising step, but what your brother
told us of the conversation that passed between him and you. The
advice he gave you seeméd to him. at that time very advantageous
for settling you handsomely in the world, and very suitable to the