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THE KING OF
yes, he has come—he has held me by the hand, just as he used to do in that chamber of darkness, when, at his touch, all my body would start with a sudden thrill: it is the same, the same touch again! Who says that he is not here?—Surangama, can you not see that he has come, in silence and secret? . . . Who is that there? Look, Surangama, there is a third traveller of this dark road at this hour of the night.
Surangama
I see, it is the King of Kanchi, my Queen.
Sudarshana
King of Kanchi!
Surangama
Don't be afraid, my Queen!
