played with the jarid that none could withstand him, while his bride



sat gazing upon him from the latticed balcony of her bower and, seeing

in him such beauty and cavalarice, she fell headlong in love of him



and was like to fly for joy. And after they had ringed their horses on

the maydan and each had displayed whatso he could of horsemanship,



Aladdin proving himself the best man of all, they rode in a body to

the Sultan's palace and the youth also returned to his own pavilion.



But when it was evening, the wazirs and nobles took the bridegroom

and, falling in, escorted him to the royal hamman (known as the



Sultani), when he was bathed. and perfumed. As soon as he came out

he donned a dress more magnificent than the former and took horse with



the emirs and the soldier officers riding before him and forming a

grand cortege, wherein four of the wazirs bore naked swords round



about him. All the citizens and the strangers and the troops marched

before him in ordered throng carrying wax candles and kettledrums



and pipes and other instruments of mirth and merriment, until they

conducted him to his pavilion. Here he alighted and, walking in,



took his seat and seated the wazirs and emirs who had escorted him,

and the Mamelukes brought sherbets and sugared drinks, which they also



passed to the people who had followed in his train. It was a world

of folk whose tale might not be told. Withal Aladdin bade his



Mamelukes stand without the pavilion doors and shower gold upon the

crowd.



When the Sultan returned from the maydan plain to his palace, he

ordered the household, men as well as women, straightway to form a



cavalcade for his daughter, with all ceremony, and bear her to her

bridegroom's pavilion. So the nobles and soldier officers who had



followed and escorted the bridegroom at once mounted, and the

handmaids and eunuchs went forth with wax candles and made a mighty



fine procession for the Lady Badr al-Budur, and they paced on

preceding her till they entered the pavilion of Aladdin, whose



mother walked beside the bride. In front of the Princess also fared

the wives of the wazirs and emirs, grandees and notables, and in



attendance on her were the eight and forty slave girls presented to

her aforetime by her bridegroom, each hending in hand a huge cierge



scented with camphor and ambergris and set in a candlestick of

gem-studded gold. And reaching Aladdin's pavilion, they led her to her



bower in the upper story and changed her robes and enthroned her.

Then, as soon as the displaying was ended, they accompanied her to



Aladdin's apartments, and presently he paid her the first visit. Now

his mother was with the bride, and when the bridegroom came up and did



off her veil, the ancient dame fell to considering the beauty of the

Princess and her loveliness, and she looked around at the pavilion,



which was all litten up by gold and gems besides the manifold

candelabra of precious metals encrusted with emeralds and jacinths, so



she said in her mind: "Once upon a time I thought the Sultan's

palace mighty fine, but this pavilion is a thing apart. Nor do I



deem that any of the greatest kings of Chosroes attained in his day to

aught like thereof. Also am I certified that all the world could not



build anything evening it." Nor less did the Lady Badr al-Budur fall

to gazing at the pavilion and marveling for its magnificence.



Then the tables were spread and they all ate and drank and were

gladdened after which fourscore damsels came before them, each holding



in hand an instrument of mirth and merriment. Then they deftly moved

their finger tips and touched the strings, smiting them into song most



musical most melancholy, till they rent the hearts of the hearers.

Hereat the Princess increased in marvel, and quoth she to herself, "In



all my life ne'er heard I songs like these," till she forsook food,

the better to listen. And at last Aladdin poured out for her wine



and passed it to her with his own hand. So great joy and jubilee

went round amongst them, and it was a notable night, such a one as



Iskandar, Lord of the Two Horns, had never spent in his time. When

they had finished eating and drinking and the tables were removed from



before them, Aladdin arose and went in to his bride.

As soon as morning morrowed he left his bed, and the treasurer



brought him a costly suit and a mighty fine, of the most sumptuous

robes worn by the kings. Then, after drinking coffee flavored with



ambergris, he ordered the horses be saddled and, mounting with his

Mamelukes before and behind him, rode to the Sultan's palace, and on



his entering its court the eunuchs went in and reported his coming

to their lord. When the Sultan heard of Aladdin's approach, he rose up

• marble [´mɑ:bəl] n.大理石 a.大理石的 (初中英语单词)


• thence [ðens] ad.从那里；因此 (初中英语单词)


• likewise [´laikwaiz] ad.同样地；也，又 (初中英语单词)


• beggar [´begə] n.乞丐 (初中英语单词)


• description [di´skripʃən] n.描写 (初中英语单词)


• costly [´kɔstli] a.昂贵的；费用大的 (初中英语单词)


• wealth [welθ] n.财富，财产 (初中英语单词)


• monarch [´mɔnək] n.君主；(大)王 (初中英语单词)


• carpet [´kɑ:pit] n.地毯 vt.铺地毯 (初中英语单词)


• hither [´hiðə] ad.到此处 (初中英语单词)


• thereupon [,ðeərə´pɔn] ad.因此；于是 (初中英语单词)


• opening [´əupəniŋ] n.开放；开端 a.开始的 (初中英语单词)


• bewilder [bi´wildə] vt.迷惑；使为难 (初中英语单词)


• moreover [mɔ:´rəuvə] ad.再者，此外，而且 (初中英语单词)


• amazement [ə´meizmənt] n.惊愕；惊奇 (初中英语单词)


• spectacle [´spektəkəl] n.展览；表演；景象 (初中英语单词)


• meanwhile [´mi:n´wail] n.&ad.其间；同时 (初中英语单词)


• marvelous [´mɑ:viləs] (=marvellous) a.奇异的 (初中英语单词)


• worthy [´wə:ði] a.有价值的；值得的 (初中英语单词)


• princess [,prin´ses] n.公主；王妃；亲王夫人 (初中英语单词)


• foundation [faun´deiʃən] n.建立；基金；地基 (初中英语单词)


• unable [ʌn´eibəl] a.不能的；无能为力的 (初中英语单词)


• wedding [´wediŋ] n.婚礼，结婚 (初中英语单词)


• dignity [´digniti] n.尊严，尊贵；高官显贵 (初中英语单词)


• standing [´stændiŋ] n.持续 a.直立的 (初中英语单词)


• apartment [ə´pɑ:tmənt] n.一套房间 (初中英语单词)


• equally [´i:kwəli] ad.相等地；平等地 (初中英语单词)


• witness [´witnis] n.见证人 vt.目击 (初中英语单词)


• immense [i´mens] a.广大的，无限的 (初中英语单词)


• procession [prə´seʃən] n.队伍 v.列队行进 (初中英语单词)


• magnificent [mæg´nifisənt] a.壮丽的；豪华的 (初中英语单词)


• shower [´ʃauə] n.展出者；阵雨；淋浴 (初中英语单词)


• ceremony [´seriməni] n.典礼；礼仪；客气 (初中英语单词)


• presently [´prezəntli] ad.不久；目前 (初中英语单词)


• instrument [´instrumənt] n.仪器；手段；乐器 (初中英语单词)


• marvel [´mɑ:vəl] n.令人惊异的事；奇迹 (初中英语单词)


• universe [´ju:nivə:s] n.天地；全人类；银河系 (高中英语单词)


• pavilion [pə´viljən] n.大帐篷；亭子 (高中英语单词)


• requirement [ri´kwaiəmənt] n.需要(的东西)；要求 (高中英语单词)


• sultan [´sʌltən] n.苏丹 (高中英语单词)


• mighty [´maiti] a.强有力的 ad.很 (高中英语单词)


• continually [kən´tinjuəli] ad.不断地，频繁地 (高中英语单词)


• jealousy [´dʒeləsi] n.妒忌；猜忌 (高中英语单词)


• wherein [weər´in] ad.那里面 (高中英语单词)


• malice [´mælis] n.恶意；怨恨；预谋 (高中英语单词)


• seeing [si:iŋ] see的现在分词 n.视觉 (高中英语单词)


• straightway [´streitwei] ad.立刻 (高中英语单词)


• crowded [´kraudid] a.充(拥)满了的 (高中英语单词)


• therein [ðeə´rin] ad.在那里，在其中 (高中英语单词)


• headlong [´hedlɔŋ] ad.&a.轻率地(的) (高中英语单词)


• throng [θrɔŋ] n.群众 v.拥挤；群集 (高中英语单词)


• melancholy [´melənkəli] n.忧郁 a.忧郁的 (高中英语单词)


• amongst [ə´mʌŋst] prep.其中之一 =among (高中英语单词)


• notable [´nəutəbəl] a.显著的 n.名人 (高中英语单词)


• raiment [´reimənt] n.衣饰 (英语四级单词)


• lastly [´lɑ:stli] ad.最后，终于 (英语四级单词)


• unfinished [´ʌn´finiʃt] a.未完成的，未完工的 (英语四级单词)


• edifice [´edifis] n.大厦；(知识的)体系 (英语四级单词)


• whereof [weər´ɔv] ad.关于什么；关于那事 (英语四级单词)


• casement [,keismənt] n.窗扉 (英语四级单词)


• considering [kən´sidəriŋ] prep.就…而论 (英语四级单词)


• magnificence [mæg´nifisns] n.壮丽；宏伟；豪华 (英语四级单词)


• fondly [´fɔndli] ad.喜爱地；愚蠢地 (英语四级单词)


• whereupon [,weərə´pɔn] ad.在什么上面；因此 (英语四级单词)


• blessed [´blesid] a.享福的；神圣的 (英语四级单词)


• withstand [wið´stænd] vt.抵抗，经得起 (英语四级单词)


• balcony [´bælkəni] n.阳台；(戏院的)楼厅 (英语四级单词)


• merriment [´merimənt] n.欢乐 (英语四级单词)


• withal [wi´ðɔ:l] ad.加之；同样；然而 (英语四级单词)


• bridegroom [´braidgru:m] n.新郎 (英语四级单词)


• loveliness [´lʌvlinis] n.美丽，可爱 (英语四级单词)


• wanting [´wɔntiŋ, wɑ:n-] a.短缺的；不足的 (英语六级单词)


• outstretched [,aut´stretʃt] a.扩张的；伸长的 (英语六级单词)


• departed [di´pɑ:tid] a.已往的；已故的 (英语六级单词)


• extended [iks´tendid] a.伸长的；广大的 (英语六级单词)


• whereon [weər´ɔn] ad.在什么上面；因此 (英语六级单词)


• affected [ə´fektid] a.做作的；假装的 (英语六级单词)


• holding [´həuldiŋ] n.保持，固定，存储 (英语六级单词)


• ringed [riŋd] a.带环的；戴戒指的 (英语六级单词)


• candlestick [´kændl,stik] n.烛台 (英语六级单词)


• fourscore [´fɔ:´skɔ:] n.&a.八十 (英语六级单词)


• deftly [´deftli] ad.灵巧地，敏捷地 (英语六级单词)


• forsook [fə´suk] forsake的过去式 (英语六级单词)