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was su delighted at this intelligence, that he hardly answered
his mother, but retired to his chamber, and summoning the
genius, said to him, “I have called you to take me imme-
diately to a bath; and when I shall have finished bathing, 1
wish you to have in readiness for me a richer, and, if possible,
more magnificent dress than was ever worn by any monarch.”
Aladdin had no sooner concluded his speech, than the genius
rendered him invisible, like himself, took him in his arms, and
transported him to a bath formed of the finest marble, of the
most beautiful and diversified colours. This business was no
sooner over than the genius transported him back into the
same chamber of his own house, whence he had brought him ;
he then inquired if he had any other commands. “ Yes,” replied
Aladdin, “I am waiting till you bring me a horse as quickly as
possible, which shall surpass in béauty and excellence the most
valuable horse in the sultan’s stables; the housings, saddle,
bridle, and other furniture of which shall be worth more than
a million of money.

“1 also order you to get me at the same time twenty slaves, as
well and richly clothed as those who carried the present, to at-
tend on each side and behind my person, and twenty more te
march in two ranks before me. You must also procure six
female slaves to attend upon my mother, all as well and richly
clothed as those of the Princess Badroulboudour, each of whom
must carry a complete dress, fit in point of splendour and mag-
nificence for any sultana, I want also ten thousand pieces of gold
in ten separate purses. These are all my commands at present.
Go, and be diligent.”

Aladdin had no sooner given his orders to the genius than he
disappeared, and a moment after he returned with the horse, the
forty slaves, ten of whom had each a purse with ten thousand
pieces of gold in every one, and the six female slaves, each
carrying a different dress for Aladdin’s mother, wrapped up ina
piece of silver tissue, and presented the whole to him.

Aladdin took only four out of the ten purses, and presented
them to his mother for an) purpose, as he said that she might
want them. He left the other six in the hands of the slaves
who carried them, desiring them to keep them, and to throw
them out by handfuls to the populace as they went along the
streets in the way to the palace of the sultan. tHe erdered them