and defend himself against her; yet, notwithstanding all her exertions, she could not hinder the sultan’s beard from being burnt, and his face scorched, the chief of the eunuchs from being stifled, and a spark from entering my right eye, and making it blind. The sultan and I expected but death, when we heard a cry of “Victory!
Victory!” and instantly the princess appeared in her natural shape, but the genie was reduced to a heap of ashes.
and defend himself against her; yet, notwithstanding all her exertions, she could not hinder the sultan’s beard from being burnt, and his face scorched, the chief of the eunuchs from being stifled, and a spark from entering my right eye, and making it blind. The sultan and I expected but death, when we heard a cry of “Victory!
Victory!” and instantly the princess appeared in her natural shape, but the genie was reduced to a heap of ashes.
