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142 Lakshmi. I am married to Dharan, but I don't like him at all. If you keep me as your wife, I will save you."
The thief got life and lustre. This was really surpirsing. Here was a stranger who was ready to end all his troubles.
He said : “What better thing can be there than this ? Please show me the way how I am to be saved.”
"You put this bag of yours near the sleeping Dharan. Let us then get out from here as husband and wife.” Lakshmi said.
Chan rudra thought for a moment. He observed Lakshmi from feet to head. She was loaded with orna ments. She was beautiful and young also. The bargain was not a losing one. The lady had ornaments costlier than the whole wealth in his bag. He decided as she had suggested. He put the bag near
