And the Ranee at once informed him of the attack made upon her by Kara, his servant.
“It seems incredible!” cried the Rajah.
“But it is true!” cried the Ranee.
“What did he do?” said the Rajah.
“As soon as you went away,” said the Ranee, “in fact, the very first night you were gone, he came to me and said that you had left him to guard me, and that he meant to guard me from—loneliness! I dismissed him. The next night he came a second time, and wanted to tell me of your adventures—with women! I dismissed him again. And then the next night he came a third time, and sprang upon me, and seized me in his arms, and—”
“He must be mad!” cried the Rajah.
“Not at all!” cried the Ranee.
“Where is he now?” said the Rajah.
“He is in the dungeon!” said the Ranee.
“What shall we do with him?” said the Rajah.