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90 existence, but Bidhata only replied, “Man receives that which is his due ; and nothing beyond it, but I am gratified with your humble entreaty, and engage to restore the child to life, if any one can be found to fill up the couplet of which I have pronounced a portion.” Rising in the morning, the monarch informed the brahmun of the events of the night, and inspiring him with hope, returned to his capital. The year being completed, and the king having heard of the death of the child, repaired to the house of the brahmun, and after consoling him, placed the dead child on his head and departed. He then wandered through various countrics, like a maniac, continually pronouncing the words of the couplet, “That which is his due.” At length he arrived at the house of a brahmun, to whom the daughter of the king, of the minister, of a merchant, and of a head constable daily resorted for instruction. One day the brahmun had occasion to leave the country, and his son. seeing the ladies come as usual for their lessons, gave them instruction himsclf, and then said, your studies are now complete; bestow therefore on me the gift of dismissal. The ladies overcome with joy, said, “Since our studies are now completed, do you name the gift you require,