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Then the Wazir sent for Ajib and his grandmother stood up and

fell on his neck and wept; but Shams al-Din said to her, "This is

no time for weeping; this is the time to get thee ready for

travelling with us to the land of Egypt; haply Allah will reunite

me and thee with thy son and my nephew." Replied she, "Hearkening

and obedience;" and, rising at once, collected her baggage and

treasures and her jewels, and equipped herself and her

slave-girls for the march, whilst the Wazir went to take his

leave of the Sultan of Bassorah, who sent by him presents and

rarities for the Soldan of Egypt.