The Toy was going to repeat what it had already told; for Toys willingly fall into repetitions: but Mangogul cut its words short. Its silence was not of long duration: when the prince thought he had put this doting Toy out of its road, he restored it the freedom of speech; and the Tatler, bursting out into a loud laugh, resumed by way of recollection: “But apropos, I forgot to tell you what pass’d on Haria’s wedding-night. I have seen a power of ridiculous things in my life, but never one that came up to this. After a splendid supper, the bride and bridegroom were conduced to their apartment. Everybody retired except madam’s women who undress her: she is undress’d, put to bed, and Sindor alone remains with her. Observing that the shag-dog, the two pugs, and the greyhound, more alert than himself, were taking possession of his bride; ‘permit me, madam,’ he said, ‘to remove these rivals a little.’

“ ‘My dear, do what you can,’ answered Haria: ‘for my part, I have not the courage to drive them away; these little animals are so attached to me; and I have been so long without any other company.’