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 for me to dwell there alone. You must come and live with me."

Amala agreed to this, and removed to Dhana Das's old home with her young mistress.

Nevertheless Hiranmayi forbad Amala to pay any more visits to Purandar's house, and, let us hope, was obeyed.

On one point Hiranmayi was much puzzled, after taking up her abode in her old home. One day Amala said to her, "There is no need for you to worry about money matters any more, or to perform any bodily labour. I have got work in the raja's palace, and shall not want for money any more. I will take charge of the house-keeping, but, of course, I shall always regard you as my mistress."

As a matter of fact, she noticed Amala seemed to have plenty of money to spend, and began to entertain the most uncomfortable suspicions.

  And now at last the fifth day of the waxing