This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...do not see that every time Abou Hassan attends you in your visits to me, he never keeps his eyes off Nouzatalfuad, and pays her great attention. If you approve of it, we will make a match between them." "Madam," replied the caliph, "I have already promised Abou Hassan a wife, but it is better that he should choose for ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...do not see that every time Abou Hassan attends you in your visits to me, he never keeps his eyes off Nouzatalfuad, and pays her great attention. If you approve of it, we will make a match between them." "Madam," replied the caliph, "I have already promised Abou Hassan a wife, but it is better that he should choose for himself.' Abou Hassan, who was present at the time, threw himself at the caliph's and Zobaide's feet, and rising up, said, " I cannot receive a wife from better hands, but dare not hope, that Nouzatalfuad will give her consent." At these words he looked at the lady, who was also present, and who showed by her respectful silence, that she was willing to obey the caliph and her mistress Zobeide. The marriage was celebrated in the palace, with great rejoicings, which lasted several days. Zobeide made her attendant many presents, and the caliph did the same to Abou Hassan. The bride was conducted to the apartment the caliph had allotted to Abou Hassan, who received her with the greatest happiness. They were charmed with each other. Indeed, Nouzatalfuad was just such a wife as Abou Hassan had described to the caliph. After their marriage, they gave costly entertainments, sparing no expense for the amusement of their friends, until, at the end of the first year of their marriage, they had spent all the presents given by the sultan and Zobeide, as well 'as Abou Hassan's own private fortune. Being in great need of money and not wishing to ask any from the sultan or Zobeide, Abou Hassan resolved to play a pleasant trick on the caliph and on Zobeide, and to obtain from them the means of carrying on his usual mode of living. "I will tell you what I propose," said he to Nouzatalfuad. "I will pretend to be dead, ...
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