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  • The reaction to the Okazaki storyline will be illuminating too, and not only because Jen's accent "You are a riar , Tom!" she yells at her son carries echoes of Mickey Rooney in "Breakfast at Tiffany's."

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  • This prince had two sons, the elder called Schah-riar, and the younger

    The Arabian Nights Entertainments Anonymous 1921

  • Oriental was of all things the most sacred, and though Schah-riar had

    The Arabian Nights Entertainments Anonymous 1921

  • Schah-riar expressed his full approval of his brother's conduct.

    The Arabian Nights Entertainments Anonymous 1921

  • After a separation of ten years Schah-riar so ardently desired to see his brother, that he sent his first vizier, [1] with a splendid embassy, to invite him to revisit his court.

    The Arabian Nights Entertainments Anonymous 1921

  • Schah-riar having agreed to it, they sent for Dinar-zade, who came directly.

    The Arabian Nights Entertainments Anonymous 1921

  • One morning when Schah-riar had given orders for a grand hunting party at the distance of two days 'journey from the city, Schah-zenan requested permission to remain in his palace on account of a slight illness.

    The Arabian Nights Entertainments Anonymous 1921

  • Schah-riar, his eldest son, ascended the throne and reigned in his stead.

    The Arabian Nights Entertainments Anonymous 1921

  • At length the vizier, overcome by his daughter's firmness, yielded to her entreaties; and although he was very sorry at not being able to conquer her resolution, he immediately went to Schah-riar, and announced to him that Schehera-zade herself would be his bride on the following night.

    The Arabian Nights Entertainments Anonymous 1921

  • At this unexpected news, the rage and grief of Schah-riar knew no bounds.

    The Arabian Nights Entertainments Anonymous 1921

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