and whispered to him, “The night will soon be at an end, and if your majesty will only be pleased to have so much patience, I will tomorrow morning bring these ladies before your throne, where you may be informed of all that you desire to know.” Though this advice was very judicious, the caliph rejected it, desired the vizier to hold his tongue, and said, he would not wait so long, but would immediately have his curiosity satisfied.
and whispered to him, “The night will soon be at an end, and if your majesty will only be pleased to have so much patience, I will tomorrow morning bring these ladies before your throne, where you may be informed of all that you desire to know.” Though this advice was very judicious, the caliph rejected it, desired the vizier to hold his tongue, and said, he would not wait so long, but would immediately have his curiosity satisfied.
