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Upon this he sat up through the night in deep thought and, when

broke the dawn and appeared the morn and light was again born,

and the Sun greeted the Good whose beauties the world

adorn,[FN#79] he donned his handsomest dress and going in to King

Yunan, he kissed the ground before him: then he prayed for the

endurance of his honour and prosperity in fairest language and

made himself known saying, "O King, tidings have reached I me of

what befel thee through that which is in thy person; and how the

host of physicians have proved themselves unavailing to abate it;

and lo! I can cure thee, O King; and yet will I not make thee

drink of draught or anoint thee with ointment." Now when King

Yunan heard his words he said in huge surprise, "How wilt thou do

this?