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Then she wept and related to him what had befallen her since his

departure, and he told her what he had suffered, and they thanked

Allah Almighty for their reunion. Two days after his arrival the

Wazir Shams al-din went in to the Sultan and, kissing the ground

between his hands, greeted him with the greeting due to Kings.

The Sultan rejoiced at his return and his face brightened and,

placing him hard by his side, [FN#483] asked him to relate all he

had seen in his wayfaring and whatso had betided him in his going

and coming. So the Wazir told him all that had passed from first

to last and the Sultan said, "Thanks be to Allah for thy victory

[FN#484] and the winning of thy wish and thy safe return to thy

children and thy people!