Queen Gulnare’s first care was to look out for old Abdallah, to whom she had been obliged for the recovery of the king of Persia; and who being brought to her, she said to him, “My obligations to you have been so great, that there is nothing within my power but I would freely do for you, as a token of my acknowledgment.  Do but inform me in what I can serve you.”  “Great queen,” replied Abdallah, “if the lady whom I sent to your majesty will but consent to the marriage I offer her, and the king of Persia will give me leave to reside at his court, I will spend the remainder of my days in his service.”  The queen then turned to the lady who was present, and finding by her modest shame that she was not averse to the match proposed, she caused them to join hands, and the king of Persia and she took care of their fortune.

This marriage occasioned the king of Persia to speak thus to the queen:  “Madam,” said he, “I am heartily glad of this match which your majesty has just made.  There remains one more, which I desire you to think of.”  Queen Gulnare did not at first comprehend what marriage he meant; but after a little considering, she said, “Of yours, you mean, son.  I consent to it with all my heart.”  Then turning, and looking at her brother’s sea attendants, and the genii who were still present, “Go,” said she, “and traverse both sea and land, to seek the most lovely and amiable princess, worthy of the king my son, and when you have found her, come and tell us.”

“Madam,” replied king Beder, “it is to no purpose for them to take all that trouble.  You have no doubt heard that I have already given my heart to the princess of Samandal upon the bare relation of her beauty.  I have seen her, and do not repent of the present I then made her.  In a word, neither earth nor sea, in my opinion, can furnish a princess like her.  It is true upon my declaring my love, she treated me in a way that would have extinguished any flame less strong than mine.  But I hold her excused; she could not treat me with less rigour, after your imprisoning the king her father, of which I was the innocent cause.  But the king of Samandal may, perhaps, have changed his resolution; and his daughter the princess may consent to love me, when she sees her father has agreed to it.”

“Son,” replied queen Gulnare, “if only the Princess Jehaun-ara can make you happy, it is not my design to oppose you.  The king your uncle need only have the king of Samandal brought, and we shall see whether he be still of the same untractable temper.”

Strictly as the king of Samandal had been kept during his captivity by King Saleh’s orders, yet he always had great respect shewn him.  King Saleh caused a chafing-dish of coals to be brought, into which he threw a certain composition, uttering at the same time some mysterious words.  As soon as the smoke began to arise, the palace shook, and immediately the king of Samandal, with King Saleh’s officers, appeared.  The king of Persia cast himself at the king of Samandal’s feet, and, kneeling, said, “It is no longer King Saleh that demands of your majesty the honour of your alliance for the king of Persia; it is the king of Persia himself that humbly begs that boon; and I persuade myself your majesty will not persist in being the cause of the death of a king, who can no longer live if he does not share life with the amiable Princess Jehaun-ara.”