THE ARABIAN NIGHTS.
249
After the princess had concluded Marzavan, with wonder and
remained
astonishment,
for
filled
some
time with his eyes fixed on the ground without speak-
word
ing a
said: ''If in the
must
but at length he lifted up his head and
be as your Highness says, and
least
doubt
with patience. this prince,
sured
I
will
I
do not
at
once
But
your wishes.
your Highness
arm yourself
to
set out in
and when you hear of
shall
Having
gratification of
entreat
first
I
do not despair of being able
I
it,
you the
to procure I
;
it
my
search of
return be as-
have found him." he
spoken,
thus
princess, and set out the next
took
of
leave
morning on
his
the
intended
travels.
He
journeyed from city to
to province,
and from island to
months he arrived
at Torf, a
found the talk was
all
from province
city,
island, until after four
seaport town, where he
of Prince
Kummir
al
Zum-
maun, who was sick and whose history greatly
sembled that of the
was extremely delighted, and self
time
where the prince was in
arriving at
He
obtained
and informed him
The grand
Kummir
al
once informed him-
to be found
that,
all
and
lost
no
capital.
audience of the
grand vizier
hearing of the young prince's
malady, he wished to try and
he must be told
at
Shaw Zummaun's an
Marzavan
Badoura.
Princess
re-
eff"ect
a cure, but first
the details concerning
it.
vizier then related the story of Prince
Zummaun
from the time of
his birth to 17