If Prince Ahmed had not known that Schaibar was Pari Banou's
brother, he would not have been able to look at him without fear;
but knowing beforehand who he was, he waited for him with the
fairy, and received him without the least concern.
Schaibar, as he came forward, looked at the prince with an eye that
might have chilled his soul in his body, and asked Pari Banou who
that man was.
To which she replied: 'He is my husband, brother; his name is
Ahmed; he is son to the Sultan of the Indies. The reason why I did
not invite you to my wedding was that I was unwilling to divert you
from the expedition you were engaged in, and from which I heard
with pleasure that you returned victorious; on his account I have
taken the liberty now to send for you.'
At these words, Schaibar, looking at Prince Ahmed with a favourable
eye, which however diminished neither his fierceness nor his savage
look, said, 'Is there anything, sister, in which I can serve him?
he has only to speak. It is enough for me that he is your husband.'
'The sultan his father,' replied Pari Banou, 'has a curiosity to
see you, and I desire he may be your guide to the Sultan's court.'
'He need but lead the way; I will follow him,' replied Schaibar.
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