` Holy dervish ! ' cried the Bassa , ` how true were your words ! From the time that the sacred chaplet was no longer complete , my son has borne the penalty . But may not the Book of Spells teach us how to deliver Ibrahim also ? ' ` Listen , ' said Sumi , ` this is what I find : `` The coral bead lies in the fifth fold of the dress of yellow brocade . '' ' ` Ah , what good fortune ! ' exclaimed the Bassa , ` we shall shortly see the beautiful Aurora , and Ibrahim shall at once search in the fifth fold of her yellow brocade . For it is she no doubt of whom the book speaks . ' As the Jewess closed the Book of Moïzes , Zelida appeared , accompanied by a whole train of slaves and her old nurse . At her entrance Hassan , beside himself with joy , flung himself on his knees and kissed her hand . ` My lord , ' he said to the Bassa , ` pardon me these transports . No elixir of love was needed to inflame my heart ! Let the marriage rite make us speedily one . ' ` My son , are you mad ? ' asked the Bassa . ` As long as the misfortunes of your brothers last , shall you alone be happy . And whoever heard of a bridegroom with a black hand ? Wait yet a little longer , till the black pig is drowned in the sea . ' ` Yes ! dear Hassan , ' said Zelida , ` our happiness will be increased tenfold when my sisters have regained their proper shapes .
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