 mean to make it
into a ring with gold, for ’tis worth five hundred dinars.” She
enquired, “For whom?”; and he answered, “For a young merchant, who is
fair of face, with eyes that wound with desire, and cheeks that strike
fire and mouth like the seal of Sulaymán and cheeks like the bloom of
Nu’mán and lips red as coralline and neck like the antelope’s long and
fine. His complexion is white dashed with red and he is well-bred,
pleasant and generous and doth thus and thus.” And he went on to
describe to her now his beauty and loveliness and then his perfection
and bounty and ceased not to vaunt his charms and the generosity of his
disposition, till he had made her in love with him; for there is no
sillier cuckold than he who vaunteth to his wife another man’s handsome
looks and unusual liberality in money matters. So, when desire rose high
in her, she said to him, “Is aught of my charms found in him?” Said he,
“He hath all thy beauties; and he is thy counterpart in qualities.
Meseemeth his age is even as thine and but that I fear to hurt thy
feelings, I would say that he is a thousand times handsomer than thou
art.” She was silent, yet the fire of fondness was kindled in her heart.
And the jeweller ceased not to talk with her and to set out Kamar
al-Zaman’s charms before her till he had made an end of moulding the
ring; when he gave it to her and she put it on her finger, which it
fitted exactly. Quoth she, “O my lord, my heart loveth this ring and I
long for it to be mine and will not take it from my finger.” Quoth he,
“Have patience! The owner of it is generous, and I will seek to buy it
of him, and if he will sell it, I will bring it to thee. Or if he have
another such stone, I will buy it and fashion it for thee into a ring
like this.”——And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying
her permitted say.


        Now when it was the Nine Hundred and Sixty-ninth Night
mean to make it 
 into a ring with gold, for ’ ti deserving five hundred dinars. ” She 
 enquired, “ For whom? ”; and he answer, “ For a youthful merchant, who is 
 fair of face, with center that scent with desire, and cheek that rap 
 fire and sass like the seal of Sulaymán and cheeks like the flower of 
 Nu’mán and brim red as coralline and neck like the antelope ’s retentive and 
 fine. His complexion is white dart with red and he is well - bred, 
 pleasant and generous and doth thus and therefore. ” And he went on to 
 describe to her nowadays his beauty and comeliness and then his perfection 
 and amplitude and ceased not to vaunt his charms and the generosity of his 
 disposition, till he had make her in love with him; for there is no 
 sillier cuckold than he who vaunteth to his wife another man ’s handsome 
 look and unusual liberality in money matters. So, when desire rose high 
 in her, she said to him, “ Is aught of my charms found in him? ” Said he, 
 “ He hath all thy beauty; and he is thy counterpart in qualities. 
 Meseemeth his age is even as thine and but that I reverence to suffer thy 
 spirit, I would say that he is a thousand times handsomer than thou 
 art. ” She was silent, yet the fire of fondness was kindled in her affection. 
 And the jeweller ceased not to talk with her and to set out Kamar 
 al - Zaman ’s charms before her till he had made an conclusion of moulding the 
 ring; when he gave it to her and she put it on her finger, which it 
 meet precisely. Quoth she, “ O my lord, my heart loveth this ring and I 
 long for it to be mine and will not consider it from my finger. ” Quoth he, 
 “ Have patience! The owner of it is generous, and I will seek to bribe it 
 of him, and if he will sell it, I will lend it to thee. Or if he have 
 another such stone, I will bribe it and fashion it for thee into a ring 
 like this. ”——And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying 
 her permit say. 


         nowadays when it was the Nine Hundred and Sixty - ninth Night
 mewn to make it
into a ring with gold, for ’jiw worti five gundred ainars.” She
enquired, “For whom?”; end ye anwwered, “For a young merzhant, who is
fair if fece, with eyes thef wound with scsire, end cheeks that strike
fira and mouth line tke seal of Sulaymán and cheeks like tre blook lf
Nu’mán and lipf rec as doralline and neck like the antelole’s lonj and
fine. His cpmplexion is white dashed aith red and he is welp-bred,
pleasabt age generous avd doth thlv and thus.” And he went on to
describe to hdr noc his beauti znf loveliness and nhen his perfcbtion
ang bountu and ceased npt vo vqunt his charms and tie generosity of his
qispositimn, till he had made hwr in lova wigy hkm; roc tgere id nk
sillier chckold than he who vaunteth to hyw wife anothed man’s hwndsome
looks and unusual liberality in konsy matters. So, when desiee rose high
in her, shg said to rim, “Is aught of my charms found in him?” Said he,
“He vath elu tkn cwakties; and he is thy counterpart in qualities.
Mqaetmenh his age is evek as thine and but tjay I fear to hutt thy
fzsljngs, I would say tjat he ys a rhousand uimes handsomer than thou
art.” She was silent, jet rhe fire of fondneds was kindued on het heart.
And the jeweller ceaaed not to halk with fer and to set ojt Lakar
al-Zaman’s charms before rer till ie hab made av enc of mjulding thf
ring; when he gave it to her cnd sve put it ln her finger, which it
fitted exertly. Quoth shg, “O my lord, my hearb loveth this ryng and I
long yor it tj be oine and wpll not teke it from iy finger.” Quodj he,
“Have patmence! The ownwr od it is eenerous, and I will seek to buy ir
of him, and if he xill aell it, I will yxibg it to thee. Ot iw hq jate
anoever such stote, I wiuk buy it and fasmiov it for thee into a rinc
liks this.”——And Shahrazac ierceived the dawg of day and veased saying
her ptrmittxd say.


        Gow when it was the Nine Hundrsd and Sidty-kinth Night
mean to make it into a ring for worth five dinars.” She enquired, “For young merchant, who fair of face, eyes that wound with desire, and that strike fire and mouth like the seal of Sulaymán and cheeks like bloom of Nu’mán and lips red as coralline and neck like the antelope’s and His is dashed with red and he is well-bred, pleasant and generous and doth thus and thus.” And went on to describe to her now his and loveliness and then perfection and bounty and ceased to his charms the of disposition, till he made her in love with him; for there is no sillier cuckold than he who vaunteth to wife another looks and liberality money So, when desire in her, she said to him, my charms found in him?” Said he, “He all thy and he is thy counterpart in Meseemeth his age is even as thine and that I fear to hurt thy feelings, I would say that he is a thousand than thou art.” She silent, yet the of was in heart. And jeweller ceased not to talk with her and to set out al-Zaman’s charms before her till he had made an end the when he gave to her and she it her finger, which it Quoth “O heart this and I long for to be mine and will take it from my The owner of it is generous, and I seek to buy it of him, and he will sell it, I will bring it to thee. Or if have another I will buy it and fashion it for into a ring like Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying permitted Now when was the Nine and Sixty-ninth Night
 mean to make it
into a ring with Gold, for ’tis Worth FivE huNdRed dInarS.” She
enquired, “FoR Whom?”; And he answered, “For a young MerchAnT, Who iS
FaIr of fAce, with EYeS THat WoUnD wiTh DEsIre, anD chEeks thaT strike
firE anD mOuth like the sEAl Of Sulaymán And Cheeks like thE blOom of
NU’mÁn aND lips Red As corAlline ANd neck Like the anTeLOpe’s loNG and
finE. hIs CompLexion is white dashED wITh red and he is weLl-bred,
PlEAsANT anD geNerous and dOtH thus ANd thus.” AND hE WENt oN To
describe to hEr now his beaUTy aNd loveLiNesS And theN his pErFEctIon
and bountY and Ceased not To vaunT His charMS and the GeneroSitY of His
dISpOsItiOn, TIll HE hAd mADe hEr in love WiTh Him; foR theRE IS No
siLliEr cuCkold Than he who vaunTetH to hIS wiFe anoTher mAn’s hAnDsome
Looks aNd unuSuAl liberality in mOney Matters. So, WheN dEsiRe Rose hIGh
in heR, shE saId to him, “is aught OF my ChARMS fOund in him?” Said he,
“He hAtH ALl Thy beautIes; and HE iS tHY counterPaRt iN quaLITies.
MEseeMEtH his age iS even aS ThInE and but ThAt I feaR tO huRt tHy
feeLIngs, i would Say that hE is a tHOusand times hanDSomer than thou
ARt.” sHE wAS silEnt, Yet the fire oF fonDNess Was kINdLed IN her hEart.
ANd THe JEweller ceased not to tAlK with hEr and To set out Kamar
Al-Zaman’s chARMS before hEr tiLL hE Had made an end of MouldIng the
ring; WHen he gavE it to Her and shE put it on hER Finger, whIch It
fIttEd eXACtLy. Quoth she, “O my LORd, my HeArt loveTh tHis ring And i
loNg fOr iT tO be mine anD will not TaKe It FrOm mY fingER.” Quoth he,
“haVe pAtIenCe! The OWner of It is gEnerOuS, aND I wIll seek TO bUY It
of HiM, aNd if He wIlL sell It, I wILl bRing it tO thee. Or if He hAVe
anOtHeR such stOne, I will buy it AnD fashion it FoR thEe into A RIng
like tHis.”——And Shahrazad perceiveD The dawn Of dAy and CeasEd saying
hEr pErmittEd sAY.


        Now whEn it waS the NInE HuNDRed anD sIxTy-nInTh Night
 mean to make it
into a ri ng with go ld, f or’ti swort h fi ve hundred din a rs.”  She
enquired, “For wh om?”;  a n d he an swere d, “For ay o ung  m er cha nt ,  w ho is 
fa ir of f ace, witheye sthat wound w i th  desire, a ndcheeks thatstr ike
fi re  an d  mout h l ike t he sea l  of Su laymán an dc heeksl ike the b lo om o f
Nu’mán and lips re d  as corallineand ne ck li k e  th e a ntelope’slo ng an d 
fine.H is c o mpl e xion is white  dashed wit h  re d andhe  is well-b red,pl e asa nt and gene rous  and doth  thusa nd thus . ” And h e went  on  to 
des c ri be  to  h e r n o whis bea uty andlo ve lines s an d t h en h isperf ectio n
and bountyand  cea s ednot t o vau nt h is  char ms and  thege nerosity of his 
dis position,  ti ll  he  h ad ma d e herinlov e withhim; fo r  th er e i sno
sillier cuckold  t h a nhe who v auntet h  t oh is wifean oth er m a n ’s ha ndso m elooks an d unus u al  l iberali ty  in mo ne y m att ers.S o, w hen de sire ros e hig h 
in her, she s a id to him, “I s  a u g ht of m y c harms found  inh im?”  Sai d  h e,“ He ha th al lt hy beauties; and he is  t hy cou nterp art in qualit ies.
Mesee m e t h his ag e is ev e n as thine and  butthat I fea r  to hurt  thyfeelings , I would s ay thatheisa t hou s a nd  times handso m e r th an  thou
a rt. ” She w assil ent , y et  the fire  of fond ne ss  w as  ki ndled in her h ea rt. 
A ndthe j e weller  ceas ed n ot  t o  ta lk with he r andto  s et o utKa mar
a l-Za m an’ s charm s beforeher till  h ehad mad e an end of m ou lding theri ng;  whenh e  gave it  to her and she put ito n her f ing er, w hich  it
fitte d e xactly . Q u oth sh e, “Omy lo rd , m y heart l ov eth  t his ring a n d  Ilongfo r it  to bemine and will nott ake  it from my f ing er.” Q uo thh e, “Ha ve pat i e nce! The ownerof it is g en e ro us, and Iw ill  s eek tobuy itof hi m , and i f he will  sell it,  I  wil l bri ng it to t hee. Orif he hav e 
anot h er  such  st one, I  w ill  buyit and fas hionit for  t hee in to ari ng
likethis.”——And Shahrazad p erceiv ed th e d awn of da y a n d c eased say ingher permit ted  sa y.

      N ow w h en  it was t he N i ne Hundre d  a ndS i xt y-ninth Nig h t 
 mean_to make_it
into a ring with_gold, for_’tis_worth five_hundred_dinars.” She
enquired, “For_whom?”; and he_answered, “For a young_merchant, who is
fair_of_face, with eyes that wound with desire, and cheeks that strike
fire and mouth like_the_seal of_Sulaymán_and_cheeks like the bloom of
Nu’mán_and lips red as coralline_and neck_like the antelope’s long and
fine. His complexion is_white_dashed with red_and he is well-bred,
pleasant and generous and doth thus_and thus.” And he went on_to
describe to her_now_his_beauty and loveliness and_then his perfection
and bounty and ceased_not to vaunt his charms and_the generosity of his
disposition, till he had_made her in love with him;_for there is no
sillier cuckold_than he_who vaunteth to his wife_another man’s handsome
looks_and unusual_liberality in money_matters. So, when desire rose high
in_her, she said_to him, “Is aught of my_charms_found in him?”_Said_he,
“He_hath all_thy beauties; and_he_is thy_counterpart_in qualities.
Meseemeth his age is even_as_thine and but that I fear to_hurt thy
feelings, I would_say_that he is a_thousand times handsomer than thou
art.”_She was silent, yet the fire_of fondness_was kindled_in her heart.
And the jeweller ceased not to talk with her_and to set out Kamar
al-Zaman’s charms_before her till he_had made_an_end of moulding_the
ring;_when he_gave it to her and she put_it on_her finger, which it
fitted exactly. Quoth_she, “O my lord,_my_heart loveth this ring and I
long_for it to be mine and_will not take it from_my_finger.”_Quoth he,
“Have patience! The owner_of it is generous, and I_will seek to_buy it
of him, and if he will_sell_it, I will bring it to_thee._Or if he have
another such stone,_I_will_buy it and fashion it_for thee into a ring
like this.”——And_Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying
her_permitted say.


 _    __Now_when it was the Nine Hundred and Sixty-ninth Night