praise, in that thou hast done a thing wherefrom [all the]
craftsmen of the world would fail." Then he went down and
entering the pavilion of his daughter, the Lady Bedrulbudour,
found her rejoicing exceedingly over this great magnificence
wherein she was; and after he had rested with her awhile, he
returned to his palace.

Now Alaeddin used every day to mount and ride through the town,
with his mamelukes behind him and before him, strewing gold upon
the people, right and left, and the folk, stranger and neighbour,
near and far, were fulfilled with the love of him for the excess
of his munificence and his bounty. Moreover he exceeded in
benefaction of the poor and the indigent [FN#538] and used himself
to distribute his alms to them with his own hand. After this
fashion he won himself great renown in all the realm and the most
of the chiefs of the state and the Amirs used to eat at his table
and swore not but by his precious life. Moreover, he fell to
going everywhile [FN#539] to the chase and the horse course and to
practicing horsemanship and archery [FN#540] before the Sultan,
whilst the Lady Bedrulbudour redoubled in love of him,
whenassoever she saw him disporting himself a horseback, and
thought in herself that God had wrought exceeding graciously by
her in that there had befallen her what befell with the Vizier's
son, so He might keep her for her true bridegroom Alaeddin.
So [FN#541] he went daily waxing in goodliness of repute and in
praise and the love of him redoubled in the hearts of the common
folk and he was magnified in men's eyes.

Now in those days certain of the Sultan's enemies took horse
against him; so he levied troops to repel them and made Alaeddin