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emales, and not a little afraid of the musical instruments 179-196)
Meanwhile Prasannacandra was in great anxiety about Valkalacirin For those disguised courtesans had returned and
eported how far they had succeeded It was doubtful whether Valkalacīrin would find the way to Potana, or be lost in the voods While the king was desponding, and the whole town
eemed to share his grief, the sound of the music, the merrymaking in the courtesan's house, jarred upon his ear The King's complaint about it was no sooner repeated to the roman, han she apologized to the king by telling him all that had happened He readily guessed who the juvenile hermit was yho had been enticed to marry the courtesan's daughter, and after having identified him by those who had seen him before, he had him brought to his palace Valkalacirin got a share in the government from his brother, and was married by him to girls of royal birth (196-217)
He soon got an opportunity to show his gratitude to his fellow-traveller, the cartman For the man had sold some of the robber's treasure, which was recognised by several inhabitants as their own He was therefore arrested and brought before the king, but set at liberty on Valkalacírın's recognition 218-221)
Somacandra, the old hermit, had lost his eyesight by excessive crying over the separation from his lost son, though he was soon informed that he was safe with his brother In lus state of helplessness fellow-hermits tended him Twelve years had now elapsed, when one night Valkalacīrın reflected on lus ingratitude towards his old father in leaving him alone in the woods He made up his mind to visit him, and was joined in this by Prasannacandra When they drew near the hermitage, Valkalacírın, after so many years of absence, beheld with mingled feelings of joy and sadness the scene of his childhood, and pointed out to his brother such places as were dearest to his memory They at last met their old blind father, who weeping for joy suddenly recoyered his eyesight (222-246)
