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position in which he fou^nd himself, he said to his brother, " You must remain, and I must go." On hearing his brother's words, Bosont's heart was filled with sorrow, and he replied, " Not so, I cannot see you go away alone. You have been guilty of no fault for which our parents could send you away. I cannot remain here alone. I will accompany you. We are children of the same mother, and we should not part." His brother' replied, " Let us leave the house to-day. We can pass the night in some place close at hand." So they left their father's house, and con-cealed themselves in its vicinity. On the approach of evening they began' to feel the pangs of hunger, and the younger said to the elder, " What shalll we do ? We have no food." After a minute's thought, the elder replied, " Although we have been sent adrift, we will take our elephants, and horses, and clothes, and money along with us." So when night had fallen, they entered the palace and brought out all that belonged to them, and at cock-crow, set forth on their journey. They travelled all day, and as the sun began to decline, they reched a dense jungle, and passing through it they came to a large city where they put up for the night. The city pleased them much, and they hired quarters in the Sarai. After they had gained a little acquaintance with their surroundings. Sit, attired in gorgeous apparel, and mounted on a splendid horse, rode every evening through the principal streets of the city. One evening the daughter of the raja of that country, from the roof of the palace, saw him ride past, and fell deeply in love with him. She imme-diately descended to her room, and feigning sickness, threw her-self upon her couch. Her parents, on entering, found her weep-ing bitterly, and on enquiring the cause were informed by her attendants that she had been suddenly seized with a dangerous illness, the nature of which they did not know. The raja at once summoned the most famed physicians that could be found, to cure his daughter. One after another, however, failed to understand her complaint, and she grew worse daily. She was