and all the other qualities of his daughter; in a word, that I will give him a thousand pieces of gold the first night after we are married; and if the vizier be so uncivil as to refuse his daughter, which cannot be supposed, I will go and carry her off before his face, and take her to my house whether he will or no.  As soon as I have married the grand vizier’s daughter, I will buy her ten young black eunuchs, the handsomest that can be had; I will clothe my self like a prince, and mounted upon a fine horse, with a saddle of fine gold, with housings of cloth of gold, finely embroidered with diamonds and pearls, I will ride through the city, attended by slaves before and behind.  I will go to the vizier’s palace in view of all the people great and small, who will show me the most profound respect.  When I alight at the foot of the vizier’s staircase, I will ascend through my own people, ranged in files on the right and left; and the grand vizier, receiving me as his son-in-law, shall give me the right hand and set me above him, to do me the more honour.  If this comes to pass, as I hope it will, two of my people shall each of them have a purse with a thousand pieces of gold, which they shall carry with them.  I will take one, and presenting it to the grand vizier, tell him, ‘There is the thousand pieces of gold that I promised the first night of marriage:’  and I will offer him the other and say to him, ‘There is as much more, to shew you that I am a man of my word, and even better than my promise.’  After such an action as this, all the world will talk of my generosity.  I will return to my own house in the same pomp.  My wife will send some officer to compliment me, on account of my visit to the vizier, her father:  I will honour the officer with a fine robe, and send him back with a rich present.  If she send me a present, I will not accept it, but dismiss the bearer.  I will not suffer her to go out of her apartment on any account whatever, without giving me notice:  and when I have a mind to come to her apartment, it shall be in such a manner as to make her respect me.  In short, no house shall be better ordered than mine.  I will be always richly clad.  When I retire with my wife in the evening, I will sit on the upper seat, I will affect a grave air, without turning my head to one side or the other.  I will speak little; and whilst my wife, beautiful as the full moon, stands before me in all her charms, I will make as if I did not see her.  Her women about her will say to me, ‘Our dear lord and master, here is your spouse, your humble servant, before you, ready to receive your caresses, but much mortified that you do not vouchsafe to look upon her; she is wearied with standing so long, bid her, at least, sit down.’  I will make no answer, which will increase their surprise and grief.  They will prostrate themselves at my feet; and after they have for a considerable time entreated me to relent, I will at last lift up my head, give her a careless look, and resume my former