have read many books and heard much talk，even as saith the poet，'Now，an of women ask ye，I reply：
In their affairs I'm versed a doctor rare！
When man's head grizzles and his money dwindles，
In their affections he hath naught for share.'
And another said：
'Rebel against women and so shalt thou serve Allah the more；
The youth who gives women the rein must forfeit all hope to soar.
They'll baulk him when seeking the strange device，Excelsior，
Tho'waste he a thousand of years in the study of science and lore.'
And when he had ended his verses he continued，'O my father，wedlock is a thing whereto I will never consent；no，not though I drink the cup of death.'When Sultan Shahriman heard these words from his son，light became darkness in his sight and he grieved thereat with great grief.And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.
When it was the One Hundred and Seventyfirst Night，She said，It hath reached me，O auspicious King，that when King Shahriman heard these words from his son，the light became darkness in his sight and he grieved over his son's lack of obedience to his directions in the matter of marriage；yet，for the great love he bore him，he was unwilling to repeat his wishes and was not wroth with him，but caressed him and spake him fair and showed him all manner of kindness such as tendeth to induce affection. All this，and Kamar alZaman increased daily in beauty and loveliness and amorous grace；and the King bore with him for a whole year till he became perfect in eloquence and elegant wit.