Noureddin and the Fair Persian 2

Acting ¹ forthwith on this decision she ordered two little slaves during her absence to watch over the beautiful Persian, and not to allow Noureddin to enter should he come. , ,She had no sooner gone than he arrived, and not finding his mother in her apartment, would have sought her in that of the Persian. The two little slaves barred the entrance, saying that his mother had given orders that he was not to be admitted. Taking each by an arm, he put them out of the anteroom（前厅，接待室）, and shut the door. Then they rushed to the bath, informing their mistress with shrieks ² and tears that Noureddin had driven them away by force and gone in. , ,This news caused great consternation ³ to the lady, who, dressing ⁴ herself as quickly as possible, hastened to the apartment of the fair Persian, to find that Noureddin had already gone out. Much astonished to see the vizir's wife enter in tears, the Persian asked what misfortune had happened. , , ,"But, madam," inquired the Persian, "what harm is there in that?" , ,"How! Has my husband not told you that you are destined ⁵ for the king?" , ,During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代 ，她的表演生涯黯然失色 。,shrieks of fiendish laughter 恶魔般的尖笑声