Twenty-First and Twenty-Second Trials of the Ring
Fricamona and Callipiga
The African author does not inform us what became of Mangogul, while he waited for Bloculocus. ’Tis very probable that he went out, catechized some Toys; and that satisfied with the intelligence he received from them, he returned to the favorite, sending forth shouts of joy, which begin this chapter. “Victory, victory!” cried he. “You triumph, madam; the castle, the porcelains, and the little Sapajou are yours.”
“ ’Tis Egle, without doubt?” replied the favorite. “No, madam, no, ’tis not Egle,” interrupted the Sultan, “but another female.”
“Prince,” says the favorite, “envy me no longer the comfort of knowing this Phoenix.”
“Well, ’tis: who would have thought it?”
“It is?” says the favorite.