To let thee now alone—go safely home,

And henceforth never even sin in thought."

And like a criminal who, by pity freed,

At once goes forth worse sins to perpetrate,

So Bukka, vowing vengeance, left the hall,

And henceforth love and hate alternate played

In his dark breast—hate for this grave insult,

And by a woman offered, and love too,

A bestial passion for her wondrous charms;

And from that selfsame moment various plans