human
O my mother, know that until to-day I had believed that all women were of thy fashion of face, but now I find they are not; for to-day I saw the Sultan's daughter, and she is more beautiful than all others on earth. And Aladdin told her how he had hidden behind the door of the Hammam, so that, when Bedr-el-Budur had entered and lifted her veil, he had seen her clearly; and how, on that, a great love had leapt up in his heart and filled him to the exclusion of all else.
gpt
And there is no rest for me, he concluded,
human
Art thou mad, my son? she cried.
gpt
For, if such an insane act is thine intention, then God save thee!
human
Nay, O my mother, he answered,
gpt
I am not mad. But, as I risked my life to see her, so will I risk it again to win her; for, without her, life is of no account to me. I will go to the Sultan and ask him to give me the lovely Bedr-el-Budur for my lawful wife.
human
Behold the reward of presumption and the payment of impertinence!
gpt
And further, O my mother, he said,
human
I wish now that thou go thyself to the Sultan and put my request to him, for am I not thy child? And is it not thy duty to perform this office for me?
gpt
O my son, she cried in despair,
human
Mother, answered Aladdin,