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Rh The beggar was stupefied. He pitched his aspiration a point higher and in a trice added "Of course I do."

Without a second thought, Kapalkundala gave away the jewel-box with all the jewelleries into the beggar's hands. She even tore off a few ornaments she had on her and made a gift of these. The beggar stared for a moment, with those droll expressions peculiar to the class. The servants and servant-maids did not have a scent of all this. The beggar's bewildered expression was, however, of a moment's duration. Immediately he gave his furtive glances all the country round and at a bound ran off with the ornaments.

"What made the beggar dash away for his dear life?" thought Kapalkundala.