Her heart sank , for she feared that her long-kept secret was now to be noised abroad . But she said merely : ` Explain yourself . ' ' I shall explain myself fully when you bring here the negro whom you hide beneath your throne . ' Here the king shouted in wonderment : ` Explain yourself , young man ! What negro does my daughter hide beneath her throne ? ' ` That , ' said the prince , ` you will see if you order to be brought here the negro who will be found beneath the throne of the princess . ' Messengers were forthwith despatched to the garden house , and after awhile they returned bringing a negro whom they had discovered in a secret chamber underneath the throne of Mihr-afruz , dressed in a dress of honour , and surrounded with luxury . The king was overwhelmed with astonishment , but the girl had taken heart again . She had had time to think that perhaps the prince had heard of the presence of the negro , and knew no more . So she said haughtily : ` Prince ! you have not answered my riddle . ' ' O most amazingly impudent person , ' cried he , ` do you not yet repent ? ' Then he turned to the people , and told them the whole story of the rose and the cypress , of King Sinaubar and Queen Gul . When he came to the killing of the negroes , he said to the one who stood before them : ` You , too , were present . ' ` That is so ; all happened as you have told it ! ' There was great rejoicing in the court and all through the country over the solving of the riddle , and because now no more kings and princes would be killed . King Quimus made over his daughter to Prince Almas , but the latter refused to marry her , and took her as his captive . He then asked that the heads should be removed from the battlements and given decent burial . This was done . He received from the king everything that belonged to Mihr-afruz ; her treasure of gold and silver ; her costly stuffs and carpets ; her household plenishing ; her horses and camels ; her servants and slaves .
Then he returned XXXXX his camp and sent for Dil-aram , who came bringing her goods and chattels , her gold and her jewels .
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