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Updated: June 29, 2025
Urad was thunderstruck at the news, and now began to fear Houadir had forgotten her, and resolved, as soon as the eunuchs had left her, to drop a second peppercorn. But poor Urad had forgotten to take her bag from her old garments, which the women who dressed her had carried away. She dissolved in fresh tears at this piece of carelessness.
Houadir still continued her kind lessons and instructions, and Urad, with a decent solemnity, attended both her labours and her teacher, who was so pleased with the fruits which she saw spring forth from the seeds of virtue that she had sown in the breast of her pupil, that she now began to leave her more to herself, and exhorted her to set apart some portion of each day to pray to her Prophet, and frequent meditation and recollection of the rules she had given her, that so her mind might never be suffered to grow forgetful of the truths she had treasured up.
Darandu, who was just about to launch his vessel into the river, perceived the beauteous mourner on the rocks; but he was too well versed in love affairs to take any notice of her: he rather turned from Urad, and endeavoured by his behaviour to persuade her that he had not observed her, for it was enough for him to know that he was not indifferent to her.
"No," answered the royal beast, "she has commanded me to follow you till I see her presence; and where can I better sacrifice my life than in the service of chastity and virtue?" The hunters were now in sight, but advanced not towards the lion; they turned their coursers aside, and only one of superior mien, with several attendants, rode towards Urad.
In such conversation they passed along the forest, till, after a few days, they were alarmed at the noise of the hunters and the music of the chase. "Alas!" said the beautiful Urad, "what is this that I hear?" "It is," answered the royal beast, "the noise of the hunters; and thou shalt escape, but me will they in sport destroy. The lion you call cruel, who kills to devour.
Darandu then left the door of the cottage, and Urad reclined on the bed, till sleep finished her toils, and for a time released her from the severe afflictions of her unguarded situation.
"But this remember, O Urad for I must, I find, repeat an old instruction to you that of all things in the world, nothing should so much engage a woman's attention as the avenues which lead to her heart.
In putting the crown upon his head this day, I only obey its decrees, and give you a master more worthy than I to command." The Adventures of Urad; or, The Fair Wanderer.
At length she put out her hand, and pulled forth her beloved peppercorns, the enchanter still standing motionless. Away flew Urad like lightning from the hut, and ran till she had again reached the road from which she had been decoyed. She continued her journeying for seven days, feeding on the fruits of the forest, and sleeping in the densest thickets.
Urad, in her despair, again put her hands into the bag whence she had fatally resigned the peppercorns, and felt about in agony for her lost treasure. And now finding none, and perceiving that the genius Houadir attended not to her cries, she was drawing out her hand when, in a corner of the bag, she felt one peppercorn, which had before escaped her search.
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