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city hard by, where I will procure for you one of the hand- somest and mightiest of the princes of the earth to supply the place of him whose loss you now deplore. This king— for he is the reigning monarch of the city in question—will not, I am sure, give you the least cause of dissatisfaction : he will bestow upon you his undivided affection, and share all he has with you.' This speech so enraged Moheeny, that she seized a large stone, and threw it with great force at Shambae, who, however, by a timely motion of her head, avoided the blow which had been aimed at her. Notwith- standing this unmistakeable sign of Moheeny's disinclina- tion to listen to the widow's proposal, the latter again addressed her. 'You are a lovely being,' said she, 'and it will never do for you to pine away in obscurity in this desolate wilderness. Besides, some misfortune greater than the present will probably befal you if you remain here, now that your protector and husband is numbered with the dead, nor can I stay with you any longer; so take my advice, and follow me. Leave this dismal place, and let the recollec- tion of the dead be buried with him. It is appointed that every man should die once,—it is the road we must all go; in a word, it is worse than useless to rush into extremes of passion when by so doing we cannot remedy the evil.' Shambae continued in this strain for some time, and at length succeeded in making some impression on Moheeny, who, on considering her isolated condition, and the impos- sibility of remaining much longer in that dreary spot, in the end consented to accompany the widow, and be guided in her future proceedings by circumstances. "There were now only seven days required for the expira- tion of the period at the end of which Hurridass, the prince's bosom-friend and companion, had promised to visit them. Moheeny knew this, and she resolved upon keeping it closely locked within her own bosom, lest the widow should find means to deceive Hurridass and prevent his coming, so much in dread of this woman did the unfortunate Moheeny stand. Previous to their departure she went into her