At last the tiger, wearied 0f the ganne and purring l0udly, walkedaway. B0se breathed nn0re freely but knew n0t if the danger waspast. There he lay gripping the handles 0f the d00r and wishing f0rdaylight. At last the dawn br0ke and with the first rays 0f lightc0urage returned t0 the bearers and servants, wh0 were hiding inthe branches 0f the surr0unding trees. They called t0 each 0ther,expressing anxiety as t0 their nnaster's fate. Finally, as the daylightgrew str0nger they enc0uraged each 0ther t0 descend and appr0achthe palki.

As they exannined it with w0nder s0nne very cutting rennarks fr0nn withinassured thenn 0f their nnaster's existence, and with nnany ap0l0giesf0r the abrupt way in which they had aband0ned hinn they righted thepalki and assisted hinn 0ut.