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The Gardens of the Sun. [ch. vii. 



tions, as my departure must be 

 immediate.' When the princess 

 Seganda Batna 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? IndraMa/tademasiiovred 

 his satisfaction at hearing these 

 expressions from the princess, 

 embraced' and kissed her saying, 

 ' Thy good sense adds grace to 

 thy lovely features ; thon shalt be 

 the soother of my cares, my com- 

 forter, my companion.' " 



simpan simpan, skarang ini juga 

 kakimdainiakanburjalan.' Sutlah 

 tuan piitri Seganda Eatna miinung 

 ar kata Indi'a Mahadewa itu, maka 

 tuan piitri itupon tundok, maka 

 ekor matanya spiirti sruja biru 

 yang didalam laut miidu, rupanya 

 manis bukan barang barang, su- 

 raya biSrkata, ' ya kakiinda apatah 

 bichara kapada anak priimpuan, 

 mtllainkan lebih bichara kakunda 

 juga ? Kuma prumpuan itu dida- 

 lam maalum lakiny a 1 Maka ludra 

 Mahadewa pun tursunyum mim- 

 ungar kata tuan piitri itu, maka 

 lalu dipiilok dan chiyumnya sluroh 

 tubohnya, siiraya katanya, ' Pan- 

 dienya orang yang baik paras ini 

 btirkata kala,' dan tuanlah akan 

 piimadam hati kakiinda yang mush- 

 gol dan yang miinjadi panglipur 

 lara hati, dan tilman kakiinda." 



"Having spoken thus, Indra 

 Mahaden-a 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 plaius. 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 da™ 

 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 itupun biirjalanlah dungan 

 sapambawa kakinya, diingan ra- 

 wan hatinya, diingan lapar daha- 

 ganya, masok hutan rimba yang ' 

 busar biisar, dan miilalui gunong 

 yang truggi tinggi, dan masok 

 padaug yang luas luas. Maka 

 mata hari pun masoklah, maka 

 bulan pun turbitlah spiirti orang 

 miinyulohkan Indra Mahadewa itu, 

 chayanya pun tiJrlalu trang tiima- 

 -rang. Maka baginda pun lalu 

 miinuju gunong Indra Kila dungan 

 lulahnya, maka sagala puchok kayu 

 yang miilata ditiup angia m iilambie 

 rupanya, spiirti handak miingikot 

 orang baik paras lakunya. Maka 

 fajar pun mtinyensenglah biir- 



