The Adventures of Prince Camaralzaman 9

As soon as they were gone the prince returned to the cottage to bid farewell to his old friend, and to thank him once more for all his kindness. But the old man was at his last gasp ¹, and had barely murmured his confession ² of faith when he expired. , ,Camaralzaman was obliged to stay and pay him the last offices, so having dug a grave in the garden he wrapped the kind old man up and buried him. He then locked the door, gave up the key to the owner of the garden, and hurried to the quay ³ only to hear that the ship had sailed long ago, after waiting three hours for him. , ,It may well be believed that the prince felt in despair at this fresh misfortune, which obliged him to spend another year in a strange and distasteful country. Moreover, he had once more lost the Princess Badoura's talisman ⁴, which he feared he might never see again. There was nothing left for him but to hire the garden as the old man had done, and to live on in the cottage. As he could not well cultivate the garden by himself, he engaged a lad to help him, and to secure the rest of the treasure he put the remaining gold dust into fifty more jars, filling them up with olives so as to have them ready for transport. , , ,As the palace of the new king, or rather of the Princess Badoura, overlooked the harbour, she saw the ship entering it and asked what vessel ⁶ it was coming in so gaily ⁷ decked with flags, and was told that it was a ship from the Island of the Idolaters which yearly brought rich merchandise（商品）. , ,The princess, ever on the look out for any chance of news of her beloved husband, went down to the harbour attended by some officers of the court, and arrived just as the captain was landing. She sent for him and asked many questions as to his country, voyage, what passengers he had, and what his vessel was laden ⁸ with. The captain answered all her questions, and said that his passengers consisted entirely ⁹ of traders who brought rich stuffs from various countries, fine muslins, precious stones, musk ¹⁰, amber¹¹（琥珀）, spices, drugs, olives, and many other things. , ,The enemy are at their last gasp.敌人在做垂死的挣扎。,Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明 。