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192 Lu. Give me too my life—abandon your husband.

Kopal-Kundala for a long time said nothing. After a long silence she said: "If I leave my husband, where am I to go?"

Lu. To a foreign country—far away. I will give you a large house, I will give you wealth, I will give you male and female slaves; you will live like a queen.

Kopal-Kundala again pondered. She saw every part of the world with the eyes of her mind, but nowhere could she see anybody. She gazed into her own heart, she could not see Nohokumar there; then why should she stand in the way of Lutufonissa's pleasure? She said to Lutufonissa—

"I cannot now understand whether you have done me a beneﬁt or not. I have no need of a fine house, wealth, property, male and female slaves. Why should I stand in the way of your happiness? Let your wish be accomplished; from to-morrow you will hear nothing of her who stands in your way. I was a denizen of the forests, and will again become one."