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And hubbub to the gate of the city Ekabalia and melech Mahommed went on before to apprise the Shah of her arrival. The shah turned up his eyes to the firmament said he “she must be still a good way off” there no sound in the air as soon as he learned that she was entering the city on horseback by the gate he advanced on foot to meet her when the princess saw the Shah she dismounted from her horse and joined him on foot with her whole train. But the Shahs attendeants and courtiers became accustomed to the Perizadis they soon proceeded from astonishment to imperitinence and began to paw and handle them a little uncivilly Gheti afroz observed with a side glance this presumption of mortals and turning indignantly to the shah she said “I am a Perizadi and to gratify your majesty, order I will in a moment change them into [brute?] beasts.” The Shah was enraged at the impertinence of his courtiers and immediately dismissed the whole of them with disgrace. Then taking the hand of Gheti afroz in a most