But , not to mention the richness of the furniture , which was inestimable , there was such a profuseness throughout that the Prince , instead of ever having seen anything like it , owned that he could not have imagined that there was anything in the world that could come up to it . `` Prince , '' said the Fairy , `` if you admire my palace so much , which , indeed , is very beautiful , what would you say to the palaces of the chief of our genies , which are much more beautiful , spacious , and magnificent ? I could also charm you with my gardens , but we will let that alone till another time . Night draws near , and it will be time to go to supper . '' The next hall which the Fairy led the Prince into , and where the cloth was laid for the feast , was the last apartment the Prince had not seen , and not in the least inferior to the others . At his entrance into it he admired the infinite number of sconces of wax candles perfumed with amber , the multitude of which , instead of being confused , were placed with so just a symmetry as formed an agreeable and pleasant sight . A large side table was set out with all sorts of gold plate , so finely wrought that the workmanship was much more valuable than the weight of the gold . Several choruses of beautiful women richly dressed , and whose voices were ravishing , began a concert , accompanied with all sorts of the most harmonious instruments ; and when they were set down at table the Fairy Paribanou took care to help Prince Ahmed to the most delicate meats , which she named as she invited him to eat of them , and which the Prince found to be so exquisitely nice that he commended them with exaggeration , and said that the entertainment far surpassed those of man . He found also the same excellence in the wines , which neither he nor the Fairy tasted of till the dessert was served up , which consisted of the choicest sweetmeats and fruits . The wedding feast was continued the next day , or , rather , the days following the celebration were a continual feast . At the end of six months Prince Ahmed , who always loved and honored the Sultan his father , conceived a great desire to know how he was , and that desire could not be satisfied without his going to see ; he told the Fairy of it , and desired she would give him leave . `` Prince , '' said she , `` go when you please . But first , do n't take it amiss that I give you some advice how you shall behave yourself where you are going . First , I do n't think it proper for you to tell the Sultan your father of our marriage , nor of my quality , nor the place where you have been . Beg of him to be satisfied in knowing you are happy , and desire no more ; and let him know that the sole end of your visit is to make him easy , and inform him of your fate . '' She appointed twenty gentlemen , well mounted and equipped , to attend him . When all was ready Prince Ahmed took his leave of the Fairy , embraced her , and renewed his promise to return soon . Then his horse , which was most finely caparisoned , and was as beautiful a creature as any in the Sultan of Indies ' stables , was led to him , and he mounted him with an extraordinary grace ; and , after he had bid her a last adieu , set forward on his journey . As it was not a great way to his father 's capital , Prince Ahmed soon arrived there . The people , glad to see him again , received him with acclamations of joy , and followed him in crowds to the Sultan 's apartment .
The Sultan received and embraced him with great joy , complaining at the same time , with a fatherly tenderness , of the affliction his long absence had been to him , which he said was the more grievous XXXXX that , fortune having decided in favor of Prince Ali his brother , he was afraid he might have committed some rash action .
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