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sleep will not allow him to see the drama or to take perfect sleep. So thinking, Champak went away to his house. Champak thought: "Why should I wake up the people of the house? Let me sleep here outside." So thinking Champak went to bed on one of the cots lying near the door of the house.
On the other hand, the watchmen thought "Today is the best opportunity for killing Champak. Come on. Let us do away with completely to-day."
The watchmen went near Champak to kill him. But at that time one aged watchman said:
"Friends, delay is not proper in doing a good deed. But a bad deed should not be done hurriedly. To-day it is six months since the Sheth ordered us to kill Champak. During these six months he has not asked us anything about it. It may be that his anger may have subsided. He શ્રેણી ૫ ફૅ. ૨૪
