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 Accompanied by a single gentleman, Beramo went to the dwelling where Diliramma and the merchant were lodged. As soon as he saw her, he embraced her, unable to hold back his sweet tears. One cannot say how overwhelmed he was with joy. And he told the merchant of how cruel he had been to the young woman. He kept Diliramma with him after he had given him many gold pieces.

She felt greatly obliged to the old servant and begged the Lord affectionately that after he had restored her to her previous status, he would, out of love for her, bestow upon him a just award. This request was easily obtained from Beramo whose health fully recovered from the joy after he had found his Diliramma again. He called the three young sons of the King of Serendip, and addressed them as follows: “Because I truly know, young men endowed with great and noble intelligence, while many doctors in my kingdom were not able to find a cure for my serious illness, only you with your subtle skills of observation and counsel have returned me to my previous state of good health. I would really like to know how you were able to imagine such a way to save my life.?”

To which the eldest replied, "Sire, because I noticed that by having lost the ability to sleep you had succumbed to such a grave illness that little hope for your life remained.