I must persuade my brother Murad to share them with me, and to forget his misfortunes: I shall then think myself completely happy.

As to the sultana's looking-glass and your broken vase, my dear brother," continued Saladin, "we must think of some means--" "Think no more of the sultana's looking-glass or of the broken vase," exclaimed the sultan, throwing aside his merchant's habit, and showing beneath it his own imperial vest.

"Saladin, I rejoice to have heard, from your own lips, the history of your life.

I acknowledge, vizier, I have been in the wrong in our argument," continued the sultan, turning to his vizier.

"I acknowledge that the histories of Saladin the Lucky and Murad the Unlucky favour your opinion, that prudence has more influence than chance in human affairs.