'
'Sir,' replied Prince Camaralzaman, 'though I desire nothing so
earnestly as to see the king my father, yet the obligation I am
under to your majesty and the Princess Haiatalnefous are so
weighty, I can refuse her nothing.' Camaralzaman was proclaimed
king, and married the same day with all possible demonstrations of
joy.
Not long afterwards they all resumed the long interrupted journey
to the Isles of the Children of Khaledan, where they were fortunate
enough to find the old King Schahzaman still alive and overjoyed to
see his son once more; and after several months' rejoicing, King
Camaralzaman and the two queens returned to the Island of Ebony,
where they lived in great happiness for the remainder of their
lives.
THE STORY OF ZOBEIDE TOLD BY HERSELF
The following story is one of the strangest that ever was heard.
Two black dogs long dwelt with me in my house, and were very
affectionately disposed towards me. These two black dogs and myself
were sisters, and I shall acquaint you by what strange accident
they came to be metamorphosed. After our father's death, the estate
that he left was equally divided among us. My two sisters and
myself stayed with our mother, who was still alive, and when she
died she left each of us a thousand sequins.
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