The dawn of the morning now broke; and, in a few minutes, the prison shook, and the Genius appeared.  He was visible by a lambent light that played around him; and Hamet starting from the ground, turned to the vision with reverence and wonder:  but as the Omnipotent was ever present to his mind, to whom all beings in all worlds are obedient, and on whom alone he relied for protection, he was neither confused nor afraid.  ‘Hamet,’ said the Genius, ‘the crisis of thy fate is near.’  ’Who art thou,’ said Hamet, and for what purpose art thou come?’ ‘I am,’ replied the Genius, ’an inhabitant of the world above thee; and to the will of thy brother, my powers have been obedient:  upon him they have not conferred happiness, but they have brought evil upon thee.  It was my voice, that forbad thy marriage with Almeida; and my voice, that decreed the throne to Almoran:  I gave him the power to assume thy form; and, by me, the hand of oppression is now heavy upon thee.  Yet I have not decreed, that he should be happy, nor that thou shouldst be wretched:  darkness as yet rests upon my purpose; but my heart in secret is thy friend.’  ‘If thou art, indeed my friend,’ said Hamet, ’deliver me from this prison; and preserve Hamet for Almeida.’  Thy deliverance,’ said the Genius, must depend upon thyself.  There is a charm, of which the power is great; but it is by thy will only, that this power can be exerted.’

The Genius then held out towards him a scroll, on which the seal of seven powers was impressed.  ’Take, said he, ’this scroll, in which the mysterious name of Orosmades is written.  Invoke the spirits, that reside westward from the rising of the sun; and northward, in the regions of cold and darkness:  then stretch out thy hand, and a lamp of sulphur, self kindled, shall burn before thee.  In the fire of this lamp, consume that which I now give thee; and as the smoke, into which it changes, shall mix with the air, a mighty charm shall be formed, which shall defend thee from all mischief:  from that instant no poison, however potent, can hurt thee; nor shall any prison confine:  in one moment, thou shalt be restored to the throne, and to Almeida; and the Angel of death, shall lay his hand upon thy brother; to whom, if I had confided this last best effort of my power, he would have secured the good to himself, and have transferred the evil to thee.’

Almoran, who had listened unseen to this address of the Genius to Hamet, was now confirmed in his suspicions, that evil had been ultimately intended against him; and that he had been entangled in the toils of perfidy, while he believed himself to be assisted by the efforts of friendship:  he was also convinced, that by the Genius he was not known to be present.  Hamet, however, flood still doubtful, and Almoran was kept silent by his fears.  ‘Whoever thou art,’ said Hamet, the condition of the advantages which thou hast offered me, is such as it is not lawful to fulfill:  these horrid rites, and this commerce with unholy powers, are prohibited to mortals in the Law of life.’  ’See thou to that,’ said the Genius:  ’Good and evil are before thee; that which I now offer thee, I will offer no more.’