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she overheard the conversation between Subuddhi and Kusumãvali's father that the king was anxious for a match between the Prince and Kusumăvali and had ordered him to bring it about. She added that her father had consented. (65. 10). In the meantime, a maid-servant came, to announce that the park was to be arranged as Prince Simha was expected to come there presently. The princess went to her chamber. (65. 17.) The Prince presently came to the park and sat in the bower of Mãdhavi-creeper. The park is described in details. (66. 3.)
In the meantime, water asked the princess to offer him welcome with formal offerings etc. On the advice of #Toer, the princess sent through her to the prince a garland, flowers, fruit and the picture of a female-swan mourning for the separation from her mate with a fayet-verse written below. The prince received these presents and carving the figure of a TISÉE out of a leaf, pasted it on the picture-board wrote a tender love-verse below and sent it back to Kusumãvali. This went on till the king betrothed them. (69. 7.)
The day for marriage was fixed with the
