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Title: Stories from the Arabian nights
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Housman, Laurence, 1865-1959 Dulac, Edmund, 1882-1953, ill
Subjects: Folklore, Arab Fairy tales
Publisher: London : Hodder and Stoughton
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ut in Godalone ! On hearing those words, believing that hercompanions speech was at last restored to him,the Queen uttered a cry of joy. But scarcelyhad she begun to lavish upon him the tokensof her affection when the pretended negro brokeout against,her in violent abuse. What ! hecried, dost thou expect favour at my hands,when it is because of thee that for two years Ihave lain dumb and prostrate ? How darestthou speak to me or look for any recompensesave death ! Nay ! he went on in answer toher astonished protests, have not the cries andtears and groans of thy husband kept me con-tinually from rest : and has not Heaven smittenme for no other reason than because thouwouldst not cease from smiting him ? Sohas the curse which thou didst seek to layupon him fallen doubly upon me. Alas ! cried the enchantress, have I un-knowingly caused thee so great an ill ? If itbe so, then let my lord give command, andwhatever be his desire it shall be satisfied. Then said the Sultan, Go instantly and
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THE KING OF THE EBONY ISLES release thy husband from spell and torment : andwhen it is done, return hither with all speed. Thus compelled, in great fear and bewilder-ment and sorely against her will, the Queensped to the chamber in the palace where herhusband lay spell-bound. Taking a vessel ofwater she pronounced over it certain wordswhich caused it instantly to boil as though ithad been set on a fire : then throwing the waterover him, she cried— Spell be loosed, and stone grow warm,Yield back flesh to the human form. And immediately on the word his nature cameto him again, and he leaped and stood uponhis feet. But the Queens hatred towardshim was by no means abated. Go hencequickly, she cried, since a better will thanmine releases thee ! But if thou tarry orif thou return thou shalt surely die ! Thankfulfor his deliverance the youth stayed not to ques-tion, but departing went and hid himself with-out, while the Queen returned in haste to themausoleum where her supposed lover await

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