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no one, he neither spoke nor listened, remained immersed in the sub- 

 ject of his thoughts, whatever that was. By degrees, reports of this 

 began to spread among the people. One and another said to his father 

 and mother : " There is some secret grief preying on his mind. That 

 Udebhan, who is the light of your house, now knits his brows, and 

 looks discomposed. He never sets his foot out of doors. If the females 

 of the house try to divert him in any way, he does nothing but heave 

 a deep sigh ; and if any one tease him much, he goes within the 

 curtains of his bed, hides his face, and sheds floods of tears." On hear- 

 ing this, his father and mother came running up to him and embraced 

 him, kissed him, fell at his feet, and besought him, saying, "What 

 misfortune has befallen you, that you are always lying down and 

 weeping ? Give the royal dignity to whomsoever you please : only say, 

 what you want. Why do you take no interest in any thing ? What 

 is there that cannot be effected ? Speak out, open your heart to me i 



