astonied; his wit was bewildered and he abode perplexed in his
thought. Then he fell to going round about the pavilion and
viewing these things that ravished the sight, till presently he
espied the casement [FN#511] which Alaeddin had purposely left
wanting and unfinished. When the Sultan examined it and saw that
it was unfinished, he said, "Woe is me for thee, O casement, that
thou art not perfect!" Then, turning to the Vizier, he said to
him, "Knowest thou the reason of the lack of completion of this
casement and its lattices?" "O [FN#512] my lord," answered the
Vizier, "methinketh it is because Thy Grace hastened upon
Alaeddin with the wedding and he had no time to complete it." Now
Alaeddin had meanwhile gone in to his bride, the Lady
Bedrulbudour, to acquaint her with the coming of her father the
Sultan; and when he returned, the Sultan said to him, "O my son
Alaeddin, what is the reason that the lattice[-work] of yonder
oriel [FN#513] is not completed?" "O King of the Age," replied
Alaeddin, "by reason of the haste made with the bridal, the
craftsmen might not avail to [FN#514] finish it." Quoth the Sultan
to him, "It is my wish to finish it myself." And Alaeddin
answered, saying, "God prolong thy glory, O King; so shall there
remain unto thee a remembrance [FN#515] in thy daughter's palace."

Accordingly the Sultan bade straightway fetch jewellers and
goldsmiths and commanded to give them from the treasury all that
they needed of gold and jewels and [precious] metals; so they
came and he bade them do that which was wanting of the
lattice-work of the [unfinished] oriel. [FN#516] Meanwhile, the
Lady Bedrulbudour came out to receive her father the Sultan, and
when she came up to him and he saw her smiling-faced he embraced
her and kissed her and taking her [by the hand], went in with her