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by the side of the Princess he awaked during the night and saw Gheti Afraz in all her charms sleeping in a careless position and her lovely face bathed in the dew of her perspiration and he exclaimed.—

            How fair the scene that courts my view
            A sweet rose garden bathes in dew
            Pure as the chrystal streams that run
            From the dear fountain of the sun

He kissed her charming countenance and perceiving that she was greatly overcome with wine he said to himself “Hap what may, I will assay” And quickly unloosed the cestus a desire. That instant Gheti Afraz awoke and perceiving his indiscretion in great fury exclaimed “Ha! Cursed ass what is that?” Melech Mohammed without remedy instantly took a long leap in the form of an ass— At this period of the narration the queen Semen Ruh again raised her eyes and enquired if the Poor fellow ever recovered his own form The drums were immediately ordered to be beat for joy Azar Shah expressed the proundest gratitude to the

                                                           Shiek