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time at night. Many days passed this way. One day Sheth Vrudhdhdatt asked Shethani Kautukvati :
"Shethani ! how is it that you have still not finished that work? why is Champak alive till to-day f??
Shethani Kautukvati replied :
“Swami ! What can I do? He is very clever. He does not trust even a shadow in this house. He goes out early in the morning and returns only at night. He does not drink even water of this house. How then can I give him poison ?!"
The Sheth said :
"Why did you not tell me all this earlier ? I would have made him reach the residence of Yama long ago. Now I shall kill him by some other means."
: Thus saying to the Shethani, the Sheth went to an immer room of his
