thatistosay，’Iamhappytofind，mydearSinbad，thatyouarereallyaveryexcellentfellow；wearenowaboutdoingathingwhichiscalledcircumnavigatingtheglobe；andsinceyouaresodesirousofseeingtheworld，Iwillstrainapointandgiveyouafreepassageuponbackofthebeast。’“
WhentheLadyScheherazadehadproceededthusfar，relatesthe“Isitsoornot。”thekingturnedoverfromhisleftsidetohisright，andsaid：
“Itis，infact，verysurprising，mydearqueen，thatyouomitted，hitherto，theselatteradventuresofSinbad。DoyouknowIthinkthemexceedinglyentertainingandstrange？”
Thekinghavingthusexpressedhimself，wearetold，thefairScheherazaderesumedherhistoryinthefollowingwords：
“Sinbadwentoninthismannerwithhisnarrativetothecaliph-’I