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 time disclosed this matter; nor did I in the temple tell our name and lineage to Jagat Singha. But now that the noble Singha," here Bimala's face underwent a slight change, "now that the noble Singha has resolved to make friends with Man Singha, what's the harm in his accepting Jagat Singha for his son-in-law?"

Abhiram. "Why will Man Singha consent to such a marriage?"

Bimala. "If he dosn't, the Prince is free to act."

Abhiram. "And why, again, will Jagat Singha marry the daughter of Virendra Singha?"

Bimala. "What side, I pray, is entirely free from caste blemishes? The ancestors of Jayadhar Singha belonged also to the Yadu dynasty."

"Should a daughter of such a family marry the son of the Musalman's brother-in-law?"

Bimala fixed her look on the ascetic. "And why not so?" said she. "What family is too low for the Yadu dynasty?"

At these words, the eyes of the ascetic darted fire. "Wretch!" exclaimed he in a stern voice. "Wretch! thou hast not forgotten thy own wretched fate? Out of my sight!"

The movements of Jagat Singha after he had bidden farewell to his father, spread terror and dismay among the Pathan army.