And now the sound of trumpets and drums and of shouts and cheers outside announced the long looked for moment . The doors flew open , and between rows of low-bending courtiers and servants the king approached the throne , leading his pretended son by the hand . ` Here , ' said he , ` is he for whom you have been longing so many years . ' But the queen interrupted him , ` That is not my son ! ' she cried . ` That is not the face the Prophet has shown me in my dreams ! ' Just as the king was about to reason with her , the door was thrown violently open , and Prince Omar rushed in , followed by his keepers , whom he had managed to get away from . He flung himself down before the throne , panting out , ` Here will I die ; kill me at once , cruel father , for I can not bear this shame any longer . ' Everyone pressed round the unhappy man , and the guards were about to seize him , when the queen , who at first was dumb with surprise , sprang up from her throne . ` Hold ! ' cried she . ` This and no other is the right one ; this is the one whom my eyes have never yet seen , but whom my heart recognises . ' The guards had stepped back , but the king called to them in a furious voice to secure the madman . ` It is I who must judge , ' he said in tones of command ; ` and this matter can not be decided by women 's dreams , but by certain unmistakable signs . This one ' -LRB- pointing to Labakan -RRB- ` is my son , for it was he who brought me the token from my friend Elfi -- the dagger . ' ` He stole it from me , ' shrieked Omar ; ` he betrayed my unsuspicious confidence . ' But the king would not listen to his son 's voice , for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment . He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall , whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms , full of anger with the queen his wife , in spite of their many years of happy life together . The queen , on her side , was plunged in grief , for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband 's heart and taken the place of her real son . When the first shock was over she began to think how she could manage to convince the king of his mistake .
Of course it would be a difficult matter , as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the XXXXX as a token , besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child .
Elfi Labakan Omar Prophet dagger first impostor keepers right years