So he came forward and ate；but the food was not pleasant to him；on the contrary he ceased not to look towards the door，till the damsel had eaten her fill，when she took away the tray of the meats and，setting on the dessert，fell to eating of the dried fruits. Then she brought the wine service and opening the jar，filled a cup and handed it to Amjad，who took it from her hand saying to him self，' Ah，ah！ and well away，when the master of the house cometh and seeth me！'；and he kept his eyes fixed on the threshold，even with cup in hand. While he was in this case，lo！ in came the master of the house，who was a white slave，one of the chief men of the city，being Master of the Horse[388]
to the King. He had fitted up this saloon for his pleasures，that he might make merry therein and be private with whom he would，and he had that day bidden a youth whom he loved and had made this entertainment for him. Now the name of this slave was Bahadur，[389] and he was open of hand，generous，munificent and fain of almsgiving and charitable works.And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.