Excerpt from Prince Baber and His Wives, And, the Slave Girl Narcissus and the Nawab of Lalput A westerly sun had lighted up the walls, parapets and elegantly-shaped gateways of the palace of Delhi, as a man turned and looked back at the palace which he had just quitted, exclaiming aloud Strange that my ancestors should have built such a palace, and that I should be a man almost without a home! A negro who was passing, hearing these words, came close up to the speaker and re plied Not more strange than that I should be a mere drudge inside the palace, when my ancestors were rulers amongst the Moun tains of the Moon. If your Highness wishes to make a real start in life, call on me and I will help you. I live near the Great Mos que. Forgive my intrusion. Thanks, my friend, a thousand thanks! And the two men parted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.