Nevertheless，he ever marvelled at the honour and favour shown him by Queen Budur and said to himself，'By Allah，there needs must be a reason for this affection！ Peradventure，this King favoureth me not with these immoderate favours save for some ill purpose and，therefore，there is no help but that I crave leave of him to depart his realm.'So he went in to Queen Budur and said to her，'O King，thou hast overwhelmed me with favours，but it will fulfil the measure of thy bounties if thou take from me all thou hast been pleased to bestow upon me，and permit me to depart.'She smiled and asked，'What maketh thee seek to depart and plunge into new perils，whenas thou art in the enjoyment of the highest favour and greatest prosperity？'Answered Kamar al Zaman，'O King，verily this favour，if there be no reason for it，is indeed a wonder of wonders，more by token that thou hast advanced me to dignities such as befit men of age and experience，albeit I am as it were a young child.'And Queen Budur rejoined，'The reason is that I love thee for shine exceeding loveliness and thy surpassing beauty；and if thou wilt but grant me my desire of thy body，I will advance thee yet farther in honour and favour and largesse；and I will make thee Wazir，for all thy tender age even as the folk made me Sultan over them and I no older than thou；so that nowadays there is nothing strange when children take the head and by Allah，he was a gifted man who said，'It seems as though of Lot's tribe were our days，And crave with love to advance the young in years.'[336]
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