When it was the One Hundred and Thirtythird Night，She said，It hath reached me，O auspicious King，that the Wazir Dandan continued to Zau alMakan： Now one day as Taj alMuluk sat in his shop，behold，there appeared an ancient woman，who came up to him followed by two slave girls.She ceased not advancing till she stood before the shop of Taj alMuluk and，observing his symmetry and beauty and loveliness，marvelled at his charms and sweated in her petticoat trousers，exclaiming，'Glory to Him who created thee out of vile water，and made thee a temptation to all beholders！'And she fixed her eyes on him and said，'This is not a mortal，he is none other than an angel deserving the highest respect.'[28] Then she drew near and saluted him，whereupon he returned her salute and rose to his feet to receive her and smiled in her face （all this by a hint from Aziz）； after which he made her sit down by his side and fanned her with a fan，till she was rested and refreshed.Then she turned to Taj alMuluk and said，'O my son！ O thou who art perfect in bodily gifts and spiritual graces； say me，art thou of this country？'He replied，in voice the sweetest and in tone the pleasantest，'By Allah，O my mistress，I was never in this land during my life till this time，nor do I abide here save by way of diversion.'Rejoined she，'May the Granter grant thee all honour and prosperity！ And what stuffs hast thou brought with thee？Show me something passing fine； for the beauteous should bring nothing but what is beautiful.
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