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29 were all alone on that plain. A band of villains came upon you. You remember that?"

Rohini.  "I do."

Hara.  "Who was it that rescued you on that occasion?"

Rohini.  "You  did. You were going somewhere on horseback along that plain …"

Hara.  "To my sister-in-law's house."

Rohini.  "You saw the danger I was in, and rescued me, and sent me home in a palanquin. How should I not remember? I can never repay that obligation."

Hara.  "You can repay it to-day. More than that, you can purchase my goodwill for life. Will you do it?"

Rohini.  "What do you say? I would give my life even to help you."

Hara.  "Whether you do it or not, to no one must you reveal the matter. You must not let a single soul know what I am going to tell you."

Rohini.  "Not while I live."

Hara.  "Swear it."

Rohini obeyed.

Then Hara Lâl explained about the real