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resounded among the mountains. Their sighing filled the woods, 

 and their sobbing was heard on the mountains. Finding a pleasant 

 shade they sat down in it, and began to recount their adventures. 



Rani Ketalci's conversation ivith Madan-oan. 



Rani Ketaki related all that had befallen her, and Madan-ban 

 reiterated her former complaints, and told her in full how her 

 parents had on her account become devotees and had gone into 

 seclusion. "When she had told all she began to laugh. Rani Ketaki 

 was angry at her laughing and replied, " I am not dissuaded by 

 your laughing ; let any one laugh that will. My motto is that I am 

 caught, that I am caught. Now, indeed, have all sorts of mis- 

 fortunes overtaken me. Why seek for the thorn in my foot ; it has 

 entered into my soul." Madan-ban wiped away Rani Ketaki's 



