<em>He is pleased with Ah Fo's wishes because they are different from what most people ask for.</em>
Explanation:
When he had finished, the magician sat back with a gasp, took off his spectacles and wiped them, put them on once more, and stared at Ah Fo in astonishment and not a little dismay. “This is most unusual,” he stammered, (“not to say somewhat dangerous!)
