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1890,] A Oraniniar of the GhTiattlsgarlii dialect. 
One day Chanda sent word to Lori to come to her palace. Her 
palace was vciy high, straight and long, and below were set here and 
there watchmen and guards. So for them also she showed him a de- 
vice. Then Lori having determined to go to the palace (went there), 
and near it met the first guard composed of men. To them he gave 5 
money. Then he met next a guard of cows and cattle, and to them 
he gave very much fodder. Then at the third guard he saw monkeys, 
and to them he gave sweetmeats and grain. Then ho came to (a 
guard of) snakes and to them he gave milk. So these amused them- 
selves with eating and drinking. Then Lori arrived below the wall 10 
of the palace and stood, and from above, from the upper verandah, 
Chanda let down a noose, by which Lori might ascend to her ; but 
whenever he attempted to catch hold of it, Chanda drew it up again 
(out of his reach). She thus laughed and sported, but Lon', poor 
fellow, fell into a great quandary saying “ 1 have come here through 15 
such great dangers, and I cannot even get up above, what am I to 
do ? If I return, I have not any more money, or gi-ain or sweet- 
meats, or fodder or milk with me. How am I to go ? ” Then 
Chanda saw that Lori was much vexed, and no longer drew the rope, 
and Lori caught hold of it, and climbed up to the upper verandnh. 20 
There Chanda hid herself in another room, and Lori looked on this side 
and on that, and at length when he was well vexed, he found Chanda. 
Then the two spent the night in sweet converse, and slept on a bed 
together. When the night was passed and morning came, Loi-i arose, 
and taking money, fodder, grain, sweetmeats and milk started, but 25 
in his haste he left his turban behind, and fastened Chanda’s silk 
veil on his head instead. Then, as before, he used the noose, de- 
scended and, in the same way after giving presents and charming 
tlie guards returned to his own house . 
Afterwards, another person, a washerwoman who washed 30 
Chanda’s clothes, went into Lori’s house, and seeing the silken veil, 
recognised it. She also asked Lori about it, and at first he concealed 
the matter, but finally told her all exactly about it. She then 
brought it to Chanda, and also having spoken much to her and made 
her ashamed, took away Lori’s turban, and brought it to his house. 35 
From that time forth that washerwoman became the go-between of 
these two (lovers). 
Thus things went on for many a day, and Bawan-Bir 
remained still in his trance, and one day both Chanda and Lori 
talked about leaving the country, and going to some other land to 40 
live there. As they went on talking, Chanda urgently persuaded 
Lori to leave the place and go to any where else. Lori’s idea 
