running, till he came without the city, and walked about the
waste places, awaiting the coming of the night. Then, when he saw
himself alone in the open country, he brought out the lamp from
his sleeve and rubbed it; whereupon the Marid immediately
appeared to him and said, "Here am I; thy slave [is] before thee.
Seek of me what thou wilt." Quoth the Maugrabin, "My will is that
thou take up Alaeddin's palace from its place, with its
inhabitants and all that [FN#569] is therein and myself also, and
set it down in my country of Africa. [FN#570] Thou knowest my town
and I will have this palace be thereby among the gardens."
"Hearkening and obedience," replied the Marid. "Shut [thine] eye
and open [thine] eye, and thou wilt find thyself in thine own
country with the palace." And immediately this befell in the
twinkling of an eye and the Maugrabin was transported, with
Alaeddin's palace and all that was therein, to the land of
Africa.

So much for the enchanter, and now let us return to the Sultan
and Alaeddin. The Sultan, of his love and affection for his
daughter the Lady Bedrulbudour, was wont, every day, when he
awoke from his sleep, to open the window and look at her
therefrom; so he arose on the morrow, according to his wont, and
opened his chamber-window, so he might see his daughter;
but [FN#571] when he put out his head and looked for Alaeddin's
palace, he beheld nothing but a place swept [and level], like as
it was aforetime, and saw neither palace nor inhabitants; [FN#572]
whereat amazement clad him and his wit was bewildered and he fell
to rubbing his eyes, so haply they were bleared or dimmed. Then
he proceeded to look closely till at last he was certified that
there was neither trace nor sign left of the palace and knew not