Part 4 (1/2)
”That is true,” said the king; ”I had not thought of that before The young uard and brought the youngand the priht to be only foreign round before the throne
But the king spoke to him kindly, and raised him up and sat hi different things, and then the king said at last, ”Tell me, my friend, whence comes all the inestimable wealth that you must possess to allow you to live as you do?”
”Sire,” said the young man, ”I cannot tell you whence it coiven tofrowned ”You cannot tell,” said he; ”you must tell It is for that that I have sent for you, and you htened ”I beseech you,” said he, ”do not ask 's brows grew as black as thunder ”What!” cried he, ”do you dare to bandy words with me? I know that you have discovered some treasure Tell me upon the instant where it is; for the half of it, by the laws of the land, belongs to 's words Aben Hassen the Fool fell on his knees ”Sire,”
said he, ”I will tell you all the truth There is a demon named Zadok--a monster as black as a coal He is selse than that Aben Hassen the Fool was trying to deceive hiry ”What,” cried he, ”do you amuse me by such an absurd and unbelievable tale? Now I am more than ever sure that you have discovered a treasure and that you wish to keep the knowledge of it fro, as you do, that the one-half of it by law belongs to me Take him away!” cried he to his attendants ”Give him fifty lashes, and throw him into prison He shall stay there and have fifty lashes every day until he tellssaid, and by-and-by Aben Hassen the Fool lay in the prison, s he had had
Then he began again to think of the Talisman of Solomon
”Tell me,” said he to the Talisman, ”What shall I do now to help myself in this trouble?”
”Bear thy punish will by-and-by pardon thee and will let thee go In the meantime bear thy punishment; perhaps it will cure thee of thy folly Only do not call upon Zadok, the King of the De man smote his hand upon his head ”What a fool I aht to call upon Zadok before this!” Then he called aloud, ”Zadok, Zadok! If thou art indeed ”
In an instant there sounded a rumble as of thunder The floor swayed and rocked beneath the young man's feet The dust flew in clouds, and there stood Zadok as black as ink, and with eyes that shone like coals of fire
”I have come,” said Zadok, ”and first let me cure thy sunguent Instantly the pain and s ceased, and the merchant's son had perfect ease
”Now,” said Zadok, ”what is thy bidding?”
”Tell me,” said Aben Hassen the Fool, ”whence co has commanded me to tell him and I could not, and so he has hadthe treasure,” said Zadok, ”froypt That treasure I at one ti it hiht find it”
”And where is this treasure-house, O Zadok?” said the young man
”It is in the city of the queen of the Black Isles,” said the King of the Denificence as thou hast never dreaht hiold money and one vessel of silver ht him here, did you say, Zadok? Then, tell me, can you take me from here to the city of the queen of the Black Isles, whence you brought him?”
”Yes,” said Zadok, ”with ease”
”Then,” said the young man, ”I command you to take me thither instantly, and to show me the treasure”
”I obey,” said Zadok
He staround In an instant the walls of the prison split asunder, and the sky was above the h the air so swiftly that the stars appeared to slide away behind theround, and Aben Hassen the Fool found hiarden
”We are now,” said Zadok, ”above the treasure-house of which I spoke It was here that I saw thy father seal it so that no one but the o in any time it may please thee, for it is thine”