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but Prince Soomunt would not attend to their request. The men knew that if they forced the holy man the king would be displeased with them, and they feared also that Soomunt would curse them: he looked so grave and threat- ening that they drew back with a sort of instinctive dread, and hesitated to use violence. Our Manbhavy, however, promised to wait there until they had communicated his reply to their master; one of them, accordingly, went forward to the king, and acquainted him with the circum- stances. The king was much pleased with the account he received of this Manbhavy or mendicant: he thought he would prove to be some holy man; he therefore bade the minister go with the attendant, and request him, on the part of the king, to favor the court with his presence. The minister accordingly went out to where Soomunt was, and, approaching the prince, threw himself at his feet, very earnestly and most cordially inviting him to the anashutre. Soomunt told him that he had for a long time past refrained from the use of all delicacies in the shape of food, and that it was therefore of no use their endeavouring to prevail upon him to be present at the anashutre. The minister then desired Soomunt to favour him by waiting there until he had informed his master of his reply, on which Soomunt looked displeased at the minister, and said, 'Why should I wait here while you go and inform your master of what I have said? He may be a very good and honorable king to you, but to me the rich and the poor are both alike. Therefore, I pray you, let me go.' The minister tried all the means in his power to induce him to remain, and at last, after having expended almost the whole store of his arguments, he prevailed upon the Manbhavy to wait until he had reported the matter to the king. Accordingly, the minister went to the palace, and told the king all that had occurred. Malattee listened with much astonishment, and decided that it would be unworthy of them to allow the mendicant to depart without entertaining him. As may well be imagined, Prince Soomunt was her daily thought