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ignorant of the-cause of it, into a dreadful consternation. Queen
Gulnare suspecting this, and understanding the intention of her
relations, rose from her seat, and told them she would be back in a
moment. She went directly to the ee ees and recovered the cine of
Persia from his surprise..

“Sir? said she, ‘give me leave to assure you of the sincere friend-

ship that the queen my mother and the king my brother are pleased
to honour you with: they earnestly desire to.see you, and tell you
‘so themselves: I intended to have some conversation with them
by: ordering a banquet for. them, before I introduced them to your
majesty, but they are very impatient to pay their respects to you:
and therefore I desire your paca would be pleased to walk in, and
‘honour them with your presence.

‘Madam, said the King of Persia, ‘1 should be very glad to
salute persons that have the honour to be so nearly related:to you,
but I am afraid of the ee that they breathe at their mouths
‘and nostrils.

‘Sir? replied the queen, iene you need not in the least
be afraid of those flames, which are nothing but a sign of their
unwillingness to eat in your palace, without your honouring them
with your presence, and eating with them.’

. The King of Persia, encouraged by these words, rose up, and came
cout into the room with his Queen Gulnare. She presented him to the
-queen her mother, to the king her brother, and to her other relations,
‘who instantly threw themselves at his feet, with their faces to the
ground. The King of Persia ran to -them, and lifting them up,
embraced them one after another. After they were all seated, King
‘Saleh began: ‘Sir, said he to the King of Persia, ‘we are at a loss
for. words to express our joy. to think that the queen my sister should
have the happiness of falling under the protection of so powerful
a monarch. We can assure you she is not unworthy of the high rank
-you have been pleased to raise her to; and we have always had so