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68 injury with injury: if you pull out my feathers, I will pull out your hair.' " I agreed that if your son were cheated by a woman I would be responsible. For: ' Though the earth, supported by the serpent king, the mighty mountain, the tortoise, the elephant, may move, that which has been determined by the wise and thoughtful is never moved, even in the course of ages.' "

So Dhûrtamâyâ and Chandana's son went back to Suvarna. All the inhabitants including Kâlavatî welcomed him, but he did not recover his money. The question was therefore — What could Dhûrtamâyâ do ? Well ! as the money was not forthcoming, she put on the disguise of a Chandalâ, and went about trying to find an opportunity of getting it back. In the course of her wanderings she came across Chandana's son in the company of Kâlavatî. He saw her at the same time, and rushed to meet her, a line of action which had been already agreed upon between them. Kâlavatî followed him, and exclaimed, " Pray who is this ? " He replied: " This is my mother; I have not seen her since I lost all my money ! " Dhûrtamâyâ seizing hold of his hand greeted him affectionately, and said: " My son ! you went to this lady's house ! You fell a victim to her wiles but after a