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advancing of youth, her lovelinesss increased. Her lotus-like eyes expanded, and her braid of hair as dark as lamp-black became lung Even individuals destitute of natural beauty become more lovely during youth, then what to say about a royal princess who is naturally endowed with beauty and charm? On seeing the daily increase of her beauty and charm, Mūla Séphant, out of spite, thought "Why is it not possible to believe that Dhanavaha Śétha may marry her, and may make her the mistress of the house? I should, therefore, be always ready for her ruin. If I can find out any fault in her behavour I will
:
ruin her.'
One day, distressed by the heat of summer, Dhanavaha Sétha, returned home from a neighbouring market place. At that time there was no servant ready who can do the work of washing Seth's feet, so Candană, out of politeness, got up to wash his feet. Dhanavaha Śétha gently forbade her, but she began to wash his feet considering him to be her own father. When she was washing Seths' feet, her long braid of hair became loose and fell on the ground. So, best "it may not fall into mire,' Dhana vaha Sátha took it by means of a sporting stick bed in bis hand, and tied it up with a dispassionate mind. The wicked Mula séṭhāņi-always ready in finding out her faults and the scurce of imputing wrong meanings,--saw it from inside the house With her eyea red with severe anger spreading from personal envy, and with an extremely heart born with feminine nature. Mula Séṛhani thought: "My prevcus conjecture has, without doubt, turned out to be visibly true; otherwise, previously calling himself her father in words only, how can Sétha tie her braid of hair as if she were his own favourite wife Let me, there fore, find out some means, before Seth, leaving as he does all sense of shame, may make her his own wife.' Now Mūlā Śethani, thinking Candană to be impious on account of a wrong impression created in her mind became ready to annihilate When, after resting for a while Dhanavaha śéth market-place, Mūlā Sethapi,-burning with animosity-called a
mean
from the root,
went out to the fire of intense
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