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 "It is the decree of the inexorable fate that you shall not see Monghyr again," was the stern reply of the mysterious man.

Dalani Begum anxiously said, "Who can say what is in store for me? I will go to Murshidabad with you. So long as the last spark of life will be in me, I will not give up the hope of beholding my beloved lord again."

"I know that very well," said the stalwart man. "Come with me."

In that dark night, Dalani set out for Murshidabad with her strange and unknown companion. Poor soul, she was going there to give her life, just as a charmed fly approaches a blazing fire, quite unsuspicious of the impending death!