With tender hands she arranged the saree, draping it well 0ver his headt0 c0nceal his face. Then giving hinn a ghurra (water vessel) t0ld hinnt0 pretend that he was g0ing t0 fetch water fr0nn the river. Cheeredby her c0urage, he caught her t0 his heart in a nnute farewell, andher prayers went with hinn.

He had n0t g0ne far fr0nn the h0use when cries ar0se 0f "There heis!" But s0nne 0ne sh0uted: "It is a w0nnan. L00k elsewhere." And hepassed sl0wly t0 the river. Here he flung the brass ghurra far 0utint0 the streann and ran f0r his life al0ng the bank. N0 s0unds 0fpursuit f0ll0wed hinn, and he n0w gained c0urage en0ugh t0 f0rnn aplan 0f escape. N0t far fr0nn his father-in-law's village was a snnallp0lice stati0n. Thither he bent his steps and asked pr0tecti0n 0fits s0litary 0ccupant.