A cry of loving pain and painful love; and the husband and wife were locked in a close embrace.
Silently the witnesses left the tent.
CHAPTER XV.
Outside Teja held the old man back by his mantle.
"Thou torturest the King in vain," he said. "He will never consent. Now least of all!"
"How dost thou know?" interrupted the old man.
"Peace; I guess it. As I guess all misfortune."
"Then thou wilt also acknowledge that he must consent."
"He--he will not do it."
"But--thou meanest her?"