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Grand Vizier, accompanied by the other
viziers and proper officers of the court,
had already gone in before she arrived at
the gate. The crowd made by those
who had business at the divan was very
great. The doors were opened, and she
went into the divan with the rest. It
formed a most beautiful saloon, very
large and spacious, with a grand and
magnificent entrance. She stopped, and
placed herself so that she was opposite
the Sultan, the grand vizier, and other
officers, who formed the council on both
sides.
After the various causes had been heard,
the Sultan and his court retired, with
out anyone’s having taken the slightest
notice of Aladdin’s mother. Day after
day, the good woman went back, until at
last her patience and perseverance touched
the Sultan’s heart and he sent for her to
hear what was her business.
Trembling, Aladdin's mother told him
of her son’s boldness, and begged the
mercy of the Sultan for him and for
herself. The Sultan heard her kindly,
then before giving any answer to her
request, he asked her what she had with
