The ship cut through the waters like a falcon through the air , and just a week after starting sighted the Island of Busan . The coast appeared to be strongly guarded , and from afar the watchman on a high tower called out : ` Halt and anchor ! Who are you ? Where do you come from , and what do you want ? ' The seventh Simon answered from the ship : ` We are peaceful people . We come from the country of the great and good King Archidej , and we bring foreign wares -- rich brocades , carpets , and costly jewels , which we wish to show to your king and the princess . We desire to trade -- to sell , to buy , and to exchange . ' The brothers launched a small boat , took some of their valuable goods with them , rowed to shore and went up to the palace . The princess sat in a rose-red room , and when she saw the brothers coming near she called her nurse and other women , and told them to inquire who and what these people were , and what they wanted . The seventh Simon answered the nurse : ` We come from the country of the wise and good King Archidej , ' said he , ` and we have brought all sorts of goods for sale . We trust the king of this country may condescend to welcome us , and to let his servants take charge of our wares . If he considers them worthy to adorn his followers we shall be content . ' This speech was repeated to the princess , who ordered the brothers to be brought to the red-room at once . They bowed respectfully to her and displayed some splendid velvets and brocades , and opened cases of pearls and precious stones . Such beautiful things had never been seen in the island , and the nurse and waiting women stood bewildered by all the magnificence . They whispered together that they had never beheld anything like it . The princess too saw and wondered , and her eyes could not weary of looking at the lovely things , or her fingers of stroking the rich soft stuffs , and of holding up the sparkling jewels to the light . ` Fairest of princesses , ' said Simon . ` Be pleased to order your waiting-maids to accept the silks and velvets , and let your women trim their head-dresses with the jewels ; these are no special treasures . But permit me to say that they are as nothing to the many coloured tapestries , the gorgeous stones and ropes of pearls in our ship .
We did not like to bring more XXXXX us , not knowing what your royal taste might be ; but if it seems good to you to honour our ship with a visit , you might condescend to choose such things as were pleasing in your eyes . '
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