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his pocket and placed them in her hand The weight of gold was able to subdue the finer elements in her. She said,
"Seth Don't you worry I shall go just now to Uttamkumar's palace Every morning, Trilocana goes out to another palace to spend some time with her friend and Uttamkumar is alone I shall go to him and present him with a boquet I shall place an infant cobra inside the boquet. This will serve the purpose. Do you see?"
Kuverdatta thanked the woman profusely and requested her to finish the job as quickly as she could The woman prepared a fine boquet and took some loose flowers with ber and went out She took no time to reach Uttamkumar's palace. At that time, Uttamkumar had dressed to go out The woman placed the boquet in his hand The prince began to admire it Suddenly the infant cobra came out and gave a bite on his hand The prince shrieked and fell down senseless. There was none else at the palace to help him
In the same city there lived a prostitute named Anangasena. By dint of her beauty and intellect, she had a great influence on many rich and distinguished persons Once she saw Uttamkumar at the court and she was attracted by his beauty She was thinking of entrapping him somehow. From that day, she often came to the palace and tried to establish intimacy with him As the flower-woman was moving out, Anangasena entered into the palace. Anangasena went up and was surprised to see the prince in that dreadful condition His body had become blue and almost lifeless She could guess that the prince must have been bitten by a snake Anangasena carried a gem with her which could remove the poison. She applied it at once. At the touch of it, the poison was removed from the body of the prince and he sat almost cured He thanked the woman for saving his life and told her to ask for anything as reward, The harlot said,
"Oh prince! I have lost my heart to you. to marry me. That is all I ask of you."
I want you
