But , as I suppose , '' pursued she , `` that you have eaten nothing to-day , a slight repast shall be served up for you , while preparations are making for our wedding feast at night , and then I will show you the apartments of my palace , and you shall judge if this hall is not the meanest part of it . '' Some of the Fairy 's women , who came into the hall with them , and guessed her intentions , went immediately out , and returned presently with some excellent meats and wines . When Prince Ahmed had ate and drunk as much as he cared for , the Fairy Paribanou carried him through all the apartments , where he saw diamonds , rubies , emeralds and all sorts of fine jewels , intermixed with pearls , agate , jasper , porphyry , and all sorts of the most precious marbles . But , not to mention the richness of the furniture , which was inestimable , there was such a profuseness throughout that the Prince , instead of ever having seen anything like it , owned that he could not have imagined that there was anything in the world that could come up to it . `` Prince , '' said the Fairy , `` if you admire my palace so much , which , indeed , is very beautiful , what would you say to the palaces of the chief of our genies , which are much more beautiful , spacious , and magnificent ? I could also charm you with my gardens , but we will let that alone till another time . Night draws near , and it will be time to go to supper . '' The next hall which the Fairy led the Prince into , and where the cloth was laid for the feast , was the last apartment the Prince had not seen , and not in the least inferior to the others . At his entrance into it he admired the infinite number of sconces of wax candles perfumed with amber , the multitude of which , instead of being confused , were placed with so just a symmetry as formed an agreeable and pleasant sight . A large side table was set out with all sorts of gold plate , so finely wrought that the workmanship was much more valuable than the weight of the gold . Several choruses of beautiful women richly dressed , and whose voices were ravishing , began a concert , accompanied with all sorts of the most harmonious instruments ; and when they were set down at table the Fairy Paribanou took care to help Prince Ahmed to the most delicate meats , which she named as she invited him to eat of them , and which the Prince found to be so exquisitely nice that he commended them with exaggeration , and said that the entertainment far surpassed those of man . He found also the same excellence in the wines , which neither he nor the Fairy tasted of till the dessert was served up , which consisted of the choicest sweetmeats and fruits . The wedding feast was continued the next day , or , rather , the days following the celebration were a continual feast . At the end of six months Prince Ahmed , who always loved and honored the Sultan his father , conceived a great desire to know how he was , and that desire could not be satisfied without his going to see ; he told the Fairy of it , and desired she would give him leave . `` Prince , '' said she , `` go when you please . But first , do n't take it amiss that I give you some advice how you shall behave yourself where you are going . First , I do n't think it proper for you to tell the Sultan your father of our marriage , nor of my quality , nor the place where you have been . Beg of him to be satisfied in knowing you are happy , and desire no more ; and let him know that the sole end of your visit is to make him easy , and inform him of your fate . '' She appointed twenty gentlemen , well mounted and equipped , to attend him . When all was ready Prince Ahmed took his leave of the Fairy , embraced her , and renewed his promise to return soon .
Then his horse , which was most finely caparisoned , and was as beautiful a creature as any in the Sultan of Indies ' stables , was led to him , and he XXXXX him with an extraordinary grace ; and , after he had bid her a last adieu , set forward on his journey .
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