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 found that her husband had been slain by the gods, as an expiation for her sin.



 

In a richly decorated house, and attended by many servants, dwelt the beautiful maiden Pare. She was of very noble birth, and was kept unbetrothed because a chief of sufficiently high rank could not be found with whom a marriage could be contracted. When food was cooked for her it could not be presented directly to the princess; the cook had to give it to an attendant, and this attendant to a second, and the second to a third, the latter placing it with many ceremonies before her mistress. 