PRIYAMVADÁ. [Aloud.
We wish you joy, dear [S']akoontalá. Your affections are fixed on an object in every respect worthy of you,. The noblest river will unite itself to the ocean, and the lovely Mádhaví-creeper clings naturally to the Mango, the only tree capable of supporting it.
KING.
Why need we wonder if the beautiful constellation Vi[s']ákhá pines to be united with the Moon[53]?
ANASÚYÁ.
By what stratagem can we best secure to our friend the accomplishment of her heart's desire both speedily and secretly?
PRIYAMVADÁ.
The latter point is all we have to think about. As to 'speedily,'
I look upon the whole affair as already settled.
ANASÚYÁ.
How so?