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The girl was at once restored to her right mind and veiling her

face, said, "What hath happened and who brought me hither?" The

Sultan rejoiced with a joy that nothing could exceed, and kissed

his daughter's eyes,[FN#222] and the holy man's hand; then,

turning to his great lords, he asked, "How say ye! What fee

deserveth he who hath made my daughter whole?" and all answered,

"He deserveth her to wife;" and the King said, "Ye speak sooth!"

So he married him to her and the Envied thus became son in law to

the King. And after a little the Wazir died and the King said,

"Whom can I make Minister in his stead?" "Thy son in law,"

replied the courtiers. So the Envied became a Wazir; and after a

while the Sultan also died and the lieges said, "Whom shall we

make King?" and all cried, "The Wazir." So the Wazir was

forthright made Sultan, and he became King regnant, a true ruler

of men.