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 the turban, sent the weapon after it, with all the mighty energy of his arm. Anon a powerful rustling of the leaves was heard, and then the heavy fall of some thing. The turban was no more there;—the Prince concluded that his unerring aim had dislodged the person from his boughy station, and brought him low.

Jagat Singha speedily descended and came to the wounded person. He saw that an armed Musalman soldier was lying as if dead; the spear had penetrated beside one of his eyes.

The Prince looked attentively and found that life was quite extinct. The spear had entered beside his eye, and went right through the brain. Taking out a note which was enclosed in his amulet, Jagat Singha came to the moonlight and read it. It ran:—

." Bimala had only heard the noise, but could not understand what it meant. The Prince came to her, and related all.

"Alas!" exclaimed she, "beshrew me if I would ever have fetched you the spears, Prince, had I known this. I am a great sinner, and shall hardly be able to expiate the deadly sin I have been guilty of to-night, for a long time to come."

"What room for regret," replied the Prince, "in destroying our enemies? Such an act is righteous."

"Let warriors think go," returned Bimala; "we are women."

"Prince," said she after a pause, "there's harm in further delay. Pray, come, let's enter the castle. I have left the door open."