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O my Lord, said Aladdin to the Sultan when they had finished the repast,
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I crave that thou wilt favour and honour me with thy presence, and that of thy Court, to dine with thy well-beloved daughter Bedr-el-Budur at her palace to-day. I entreat thy Felicity to refuse not my request. And the Sultan answered with a charming smile,
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O my son, thou art too generous; but who could refuse thee anything?
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Verily, this is the greatest wonder of all. Hast thou ever, from first to last, beheld a palace like this?
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O King of the Age, replied the Vizier gravely,
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At this the Sultan was not pleased.
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Verily, O Vizier, he replied,
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Alas! he said, relieved to find a flaw,
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Then, turning to Aladdin, he enquired the reason of it.
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Yea, O my Lord, answered Aladdin,
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Then, while Aladdin stood by observing intently the effect of his words, the Sultan stroked his beard in contemplation.
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O my son, he said presently,
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On the head and eye, O King! cried Aladdin.
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And may thy life be prolonged! If thou wilt honour me thus it will be a fitting perpetuation of thy memory in the palace of thy daughter.