'
The Princess Badoura took the letter, and opened it with a great
deal of indifference, but when she saw the ring, she had not
patience to read it through; she rose hastily, broke the chain that
held her, ran to the door and opened it. She knew the prince as
soon as she saw him, and he knew her; they at once embraced each
other tenderly, without being able to speak for excess of joy: they
looked on one another a long time, wondering how they met again
after their first interview. The princess's nurse, who ran to the
door with her, made them come into her chamber, where the Princess
Badoura gave the prince her ring, saying, 'Take it; I cannot keep
it without restoring yours, which I will never part with; neither
can it be in better hands.'
The officer immediately went to tell the King of China what had
happened. 'Sir,' said he, 'all the astrologers and doctors who have
hitherto pretended to cure the princess were fools in comparison
with the last. He made use neither of schemes nor spells or
perfumes, or anything else, but cured her without seeing her.' Then
he told the king how he did it. The monarch was agreeably surprised
at the news, and going forthwith to the princess's chamber embraced
her: he afterwards embraced the prince, and, taking his hand,
joined it to the princess's.
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