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The Gardens of the Sim. [ch. vh. 



tions, as my departure must be 

 immediate.' When the princess 

 Seganda Ratna heard these words, 

 she held down her head, and with 

 glances sweet as the blue lotos 

 flower in the sea of honey, replied, 

 'What plans, my love, am I, a 

 young female, to pursue but those 

 of my lord alone ? For is not a 

 wife under the guidance of her 

 husband 1 Indra Mahadewa showed 

 his satisfaction at hearing these 

 expressions from the princess, 

 embraced and kissed her saying, 

 ' Thy good sense adds grace to 

 thy lovely features ; thou shalt be 

 the soother of my cares, my com- 

 forter, my companion.' " 



simpan simpan, skarang ini juga 

 kakiinda ini akan burjalan.' Sutlah 

 tuanputri Seganda Ratna miinung 

 ar kata Indra Mahadewa itu, maka 

 tuan pfitri itupon tundok, maka 

 ekor matanya spurti sruja biru 

 yang didalam laut mudu, rupanya 

 manis bukan barang barang, su- 

 raya burkata, ' ya kakunda apatah 

 bichara kapada anak prunipuan, 

 mtilainkan lebih bichara kakunda 

 juga ? Kfirna prSmpuan itu dida- 

 lam maalum lakinya ? Maka Indra 

 Mahadewa pun tfirsunyum mun- 

 ungar kata tuan putri itu, maka 

 lalu dipiilok dan chiyumnya sluroh 

 tubohnya, suraya katanya, ' Pan- 

 dienya orang yang baik paras ini 

 burkata kata,' dan tuanlah akan 

 pumadam hati kakunda yang mfish- 

 gol dan yang mfinjadi panglipur 

 lara hati. dan tuman kakunda." 



"Having spoken thus, Indra 

 Mahadewa bent his course wher- 

 ever his uncertain steps might lead. 

 With an anxious heart and suffering 

 from hunger and thirst, he pene- 

 trated into forests of great ex- 

 tent, ascended high mountains, and 

 crossed wide plains. The sun was 

 now set, and the moon rose in all 

 her splendour as if to serve him 

 for a torch. The prince, although 

 fatigued, proceeded towards the 

 hills of Indra Kila, and as he 

 passed, the tender branches of the 

 climbing plants waved with the 

 wind and seemed inclined to follow 

 the beautiful youth. As the dawn 

 gadually arose, the clouds in the 

 border of the sky assumed a variety 

 of shapes, some having the form of 



" Sutlah sudah iya burkata 

 dumkian itu, maka Indra Maha- 

 dewa ltupun biirjalanlah diingan 

 sapambawa kakinya, diingan ra- 

 wan hatinya, diingan lapar daha- 

 ganya, masok hutan rimba yang 

 biisar busar, dan mulalui gunong 

 yang tinggi tinggi, dan masok 

 padang yang luas luas. Maka 

 mata hari pun masoklah. maka 

 bulan pun turbitlah spurti orang 

 miinyulohkan Indra Mahadewa i hi. 

 chayanya pun tiirlalu trang tuma- 

 rang. Maka baginda pun lalu 

 mfuiuju gunong Indra Kila dungan 

 lulalmya, maka sagala puchok kayu 

 yanumulataditiupanginmulambie 

 rupanya, spiirti handak miingikot 

 orang baik paras lakunya. Maka 

 i'ajar pun ruGnyensenglah bfir- 



