Aftertheyhadadmiredthebeautyofthejewelssometime, Aladdinsaidtohismother: "Nowyoucannotexcuseyourselffromgoingtothesultan, underpretextofnothavingapresenttomakehim, sincehereisonewhichwillgainyouafavourablereception."
Thoughthegoodwidowdidnotbelievethepreciousstonessovaluableashersonestimatedthem, shethoughtsuchapresentmightneverthelessbeagreeabletothesultan, butshestillhesitated."Myson," saidshe, "Icannotconceivethatthesultanwilllookuponmewithafavourableeye; Iamsure, thatifIattempttodeliveryourstrangemessage, Ishallhavenopowertoopenmymouth; thereforeIshallnotonlylosemylabour, butthepresent, whichyousayissovaluable, andshallreturnhomeagaininconfusion, ," addedshe, "Iwilldomybesttopleaseyou, thoughcertainlythesultanwilleitherlaughatme, orbeinsogreatarage, astomakeusboththevictimsofhisfury."
SheusedmanyotherargumentstoendeavourtomakeAladdinchangehismind; buthepersistedinimportuninghismothertoexecutehisresolution, andshe, outoftenderness, compliedwithhisrequest.
Asitwasnowlate, andthetimeforadmissiontothepalacewaspassed, ; andAladdinstrovetoencourageherinthetaskshehadundertaken; whileshecouldnotpersuadeherselfsheshouldsucceed; anditmustbeconfessedshehadreasonenoughtodoubt."Child," saidshetoAladdin, "ifthesultanshouldhearmyproposalwithcalmness, andafterthisshouldthinkofaskingmewherelieyourrichesandyourestate, whatanswerwouldyouhavemereturnhim?"
"Letusnotbeuneasy, mother," repliedAladdin, ", letusseehowthesultanreceives, , Iamconfidentthatthelampwillnotfailmeintimeofneed."
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