¡¡¡¡[FN#151] Meaning that the sight of each other will cause a smile£¬ and that what one purposes the other will consent to.
¡¡¡¡It so happened that one day the Raja went with his whole family to a wedding feast in the house of his grand treasurer£¬ where the latter's son saw Manaswi in the beautiful shape of Sita. This was a third case of love at first sight£¬ for the young man immediately said to a particular friend£¬ "If I obtain that girl£¬ I shall live£» if not£¬ I shall abandon life."
¡¡¡¡In the meantime the king. having enjoyed the feast£¬ came back to his palace with his whole family. The condition of the treasurer's son£¬ however£¬ became very distressing£» and through separation from his beloved£¬ he gave up eating and drinking. The particular friend had kept the secret for some days£¬ though burning to tell it. At length he found an excuse for himself in the sad state of his friend£¬ and he immediately went and divulged all that he knew to the treasurer. After this he felt relieved.
¡¡¡¡The minister repaired to the court£¬ and laid his case before the king£¬ saying£¬ "Great Raja£¡ through the love of that Brahman's daughter-in-law£¬ my son's state is very bad£» he has given up eating and drinking£» in fact he is consumed by the fire of separation. If now your majesty could show compassion£¬ and bestow the girl upon him£¬ his life would be saved. If not¡ª¡ª"
¡¡¡¡"Fool£¡" cried the Raja£¬ who£¬ hearing these words£¬ had waxed very wroth£» "it is not right for kings to do injustice. Listen£¡ when a person puts any one in charge of a protector£¬ how can the latter give away his trust without consulting the person that trusted him£¿ And yet this is what you wish me to do."
¡¡¡¡The treasurer knew that the Raja could not govern his realm without him£¬ and he was well acquainted with his master's character. He said to himself£¬ "This will not last long£»" but he remained dumb£¬ simulating hopelessness£¬ and hanging down his head£¬ whilst Subichar alternately scolded and coaxed£¬ abused and flattered him£¬ in order to open his lips. Then£¬ with tears in his eyes£¬ he muttered a request to take leave£» and as he passed through the palace gates£¬ he said aloud£¬ with a resolute air£¬ "It will cost me but ten days of fasting£¡"
¡¡¡¡The treasurer£¬ having returned home£¬ collected all his attendants£¬ and went straightway to his son's room. Seeing the youth still stretched upon his sleeping-mat£¬ and very yellow for the want of food. he took his hand£¬ and said in a whisper£¬ meant to be audible£¬ "Alas£¡ poor son£¬ I can do nothing but perish with thee."
¡¡¡¡The servants£¬ hearing this threat£¬ slipped one by one out of the room£¬ and each went to tell his friend that the grand treasurer had resolved to live no longer. After which£¬ they went back to the house to see if their master intended to keep his word£¬ and curious to know£¬ if he did intend to die£¬ how£¬ where£¬ and when it was to be. And they were not disappointed£º I do not mean that the wished their lord to die£¬ as he was a good master to them but still there was an excitement in the thing¡ª¡ª
¡¡¡¡£¨Raja Vikram could not refrain from showing his anger at the insult thus cast by the Baital upon human nature£» the wretch£¬ however£¬ pretending not to notice it£¬ went on without interrupting himself£©
----which somehow or other pleased them.
¡¡¡¡When the treasurer had spent three days without touching bread or water£¬ all the cabinet council met and determined to retire from business unless the Raja yielded to their solicitations. The treasurer was their working man. "Besides which£¬" said the cabinet council£¬ "if a certain person gets into the habit of refusing us£¬ what is to be the end of it£¬ and what is the use of being cabinet councillors any longer£¿"
¡¡¡¡Early on the next morning£¬ the ministers went in a body before the Raja£¬ and humbly represented that "the treasurer's son is at the point of death£¬ the effect of a full heart and an empty stomach. Should he die£¬ the father£¬ who has not eaten or drunk during the last three days" £¨the Raja trembled to hear the intelligence£¬ though he knew it£©£¬ "his father£¬ we say£¬ cannot be saved. If the father dies the affairs of the kingdom come to ruin£¬¡ª¡ªis he not the grand treasurer£¿ It is already said that half the accounts have been gnawed by white ants£¬ and that some pernicious substance in the ink has eaten jagged holes through the paper£¬ so that the other half of the accounts is illegible. It were best£¬ sire£¬ that you agree to what we represent."
