Who does n't know this moon of goodness, virtue's lotus-flower, This gem of four broad seas, this savior in man's luckless hour? 13 These two are wholly worshipful, our city's ornaments, Vasantasenā, Chārudatta, sea of excellence. 14 _Vīraka._ Well, well, Chandanaka! Chārudatta? Vasantasenā? I know them perfectly, as well as I know anything; But I do not know my father when I 'm serving of my king. 15 _Aryaka._ [_To himself._] In a former existence the one must have been my enemy, the other my kinsman. For see! Their business is the same; their ways Unlike, and their desire: Like flames that gladden wedding days, And flames upon the pyre. 16 _Chandanaka._ You are a most careful captain whom the king trusts. I am holding the bullocks. Make your inspection. _Vīraka._ You too are a corporal whom the king trusts. Make the inspection yourself. _Chandanaka._ If I make the inspection, that 's just the same as if you had made it? _Vīraka._ If you make the inspection, that 's just the same as if King Pālaka had made it. P. 171.5] _Chandanaka._ Lift the pole, man! [_Vardhamānaka does so._] _Aryaka._ [_To himself._] Are the policemen about to inspect me? And I have no sword, worse luck! But at least, Bold Bhīma's spirit I will show; My arm shall be my sword. Better a warrior's death than woe That cells and chains afford. 17 But the time to use force has not yet come. [_Chandanaka enters the cart and looks about._] I seek your protection. _Chandanaka._ [_Speaking in Sanskrit._] He who seeks protection shall be safe. _Aryaka._ Whene'er he fight, that man will suffer hurts, Will be abandoned of his friends and kin, Becomes a mock forever, who deserts One seeking aid; 't is an unpardoned sin. 18 _Chandanaka._ What! the herdsman Aryaka? Like a bird that flees from a hawk, he has fallen into the hand of the fowler. [_Reflecting._] He is no sinner, this man who seeks my protection and sits in Chārudatta's cart. Besides, he is the friend of good Sharvilaka, who saved my life. On the other hand, there are the king's orders. What is a man to do in a case like this? Well, what must be, must be. I promised him my protection just now. He who gives aid to frightened men, And joys his neighbor's ills to cure, If he must die, he dies; but then, His reputation is secure. 19 [_He gets down uneasily._] I saw the gentleman--[_correcting himself_] I mean, the lady Vasantasenā, and she says "Is it proper, is it gentlemanly, when I am going to visit Chārudatta, to insult me on the highway?" _Vīraka._ Chandanaka, I have my suspicions. _Chandanaka._ Suspicions? How so? [103.2. S. _Vir._ You gurgled in your craven throat; it seems a trifle shady. You said "I saw the gentleman," and then "I saw the lady." 20