Two guardsmen appeared.
“This man has made an attack upon me!” said the Ranee. “Put him in chains, and throw him into the dungeon—until the Rajah returns!”
The guard seized upon Kara, and led him out of the apartment of the Ranee.
And the Ranee, left to the women who came hurrying to her assistance, gave way to a fit of rage.
“The dog, the dog, the dog!” cried the Ranee.
And, in her fury, she tore her veil to shreds.
This veil was, in the East, the symbol of modesty....
Three days later, the Rajah of Jurma returned to his palace.
He went at once to the apartment of the Ranee.