She may wait a year, and then she may choose a husband.

Nebsecht loves Uarda much.

If at the end of thirteen months he has not been to see her, she had better marry whom she will; but not before she has shown the jewel left her by her mother to the king's interpreter." "How strange!" exclaimed Rameri.

"Who would have given the singular physician, who always wore such dirty clothes, credit for such generosity?
But what is this jewel that you have ?" Uarda opened her shirt, and showed the prince the sparkling ornament.
"Those are diamonds---it is very valuable!" cried the prince; "and there in the middle on the onyx there are sharply engraved signs.

I cannot read them, but I will show them to the interpreter.