MUSANG BERJANGGUT. LZzs 
young couple return to Shahar Desa that Kemala-al-arifin may 
not break the con lition to return within a year. 
In Shahar Desa every one marvels at the beauty of the 
beide: the King, the Crown Prince, the Bendahara, the Vizier, 
tie Temenggong, the Kathi, each and all being afire with love. 
The King grows thin and wasted with passion, and at last 
summons Kemala-al-arifin and tells him how heis sore stricken 
with a malady for which there is no cure but the heart of a 
bearded civet-cat and how he has none he can trust save his 
adopted son: and sohe bids him go seek a bearded civet-cat, 
declaring savagely that if he fail in his quest he will slay him 
with his own hand. Kemala-al-arifin perforce consented and 
going home heavy at heart told his wife of the strange behest. 
She detecting the King’s plot advised him to build a small shelf 
over his bed and lie there concealed instead of setting out on 
such an errand. This he did, till the rumour spread he had 
departed to look for the bearded civet, whereat king and chiefs 
and priests rejoiced. The priest sent a pupil to arrange for an 
assignation with Dang Seri Arif Laksana and she replied, © Tell 
your master my heart overflows at his love and he will find me 
this evening at six o'clock.” Then came a messenger from the 
Dato Temenggong on a similar quest and she invited the Dato 
to come at seveno’clock. There followed a messenger from the 
Manteri: him she bade come at eight. In like manner, she 
arranged for the Bendahara to come at nine and the Raja Muda 
at ten o'clock. Finally the king sent a page and she requested 
his royal master to call at eleven o'clock. 
At six the Kathi arrived in his finest robes. The lady 
admitted him and at once returned to the kitchen. “ You must 
wait till I’ve cooked cakes for your supper,’ said she,: and 
perhaps you would like to pray first.’ “No no,” pressed the 
Kathi, “I can pray when I please but you I cannot always 
meet.’ But she cooked on. Seven o'clock struck anda knock 
announced the Temenggong. The Kathi shaking and trembling 
begged Dang Sri Arif to hide him. She put him into a large - 
chest and shut the lid, and turned to greet the Temenggong. 
He too was eager but she put him off under excuse of 
baking cakes till eight o'clock came and with it the Manteri. 
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