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daughter only. She is like daughter to us also. We request that you may please forgive her, we are sure that she is perfectly innocent. Please see that you have not to repent afterwards.'
The king did not pay hed even to these requests. The ‘kotwal went along with Malaya to the ground for gallows. The crowd of people went behind them. Malaya made the last attempted. She sent a message to the king through the nurse, Vegmati, who was also the maidservant of champkmala. The message was :
"Your Honour! The princess requests only one thing that you please listen to her only once. She is quite innocent.
The king refused point-blank. He said'inform your daughter Malaya that I do not want to hear anything. Her death is sure now. She has to reap the fruits of her sins.'
Malaya learnt of this decision of the all r £. $
