When it was the One Hundred and Thirtyfifth Night，She said，It hath reached me，O auspicious King，that the Chamberlain Eunuch cried to the old woman，'I know neither slave girl nor anyone else；and none shall enter here without my searching him according to the King's commands.'Then quoth she，feigning to be angry，'I thought thee a man of sense and good breeding；but，if thou be changed，I will let the Princess know of it and tell her how thou hinderest her slave girl；'and she cried out to Taj alMuluk，saying，'Pass on，O damsel！'So he passed on into the vestibule as she bade him，whilst the Eunuch was silent and said no more.The Prince counted five doors and entered the sixth where he found the Princess Dunya standing and awaiting him.As soon as she saw him，she knew him and clasped him to her breast，and he clasped her to his bosom.Presently the old woman came in to them，having made a pretext to dismiss the Princess's slave girls for fear of disgrace；and the Lady Dunya said to her，'Be thou our door keeper！'
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