The caliph and Zobeide were very well satisfied with Abon Hassan’s sincerity; and then Zobeide, who had all along been very serious, began to laugh, and could not help thinking of Abon Hassan’s scheme; when the caliph, who had laughed his sides sore at the singularity of this adventure, rising up, said, Follow me both of you, and I will give you the thousand pieces of gold I promised you. Zobeide desired him to let her make her slave a present of that sum. By this means Abon Hassan and his dear wife Nouz-hatoul-aonadat preserved the favour of the caliph Haroun Alraschid and the princess Zobeide; and by their liberalities were made capable of pursuing their pleasures. Footnotes [1]A famous player on the lute, that lived at Bagdad at that time. [2]Giauhara, in Arabic, signifies a Precious Stone. END OF THE THIRD VOLUME. LONDON: PRINTED BY THOMAS DAVISON, WHITEFRIARS. Transcriber’s notes --Silently corrected several palpable typos. End of Project Gutenberg's The Arabian Nights, Volume III (of 4), by Anonymous