Suttrajeet’s wife was angry at this speech, and said, “When did I ever publish abroad any thing I heard at home, as you state? Are all women alike?” She added, “Until you mention to me, what is preying upon your mind I will abstain from all sustenance.” Suttrajeet replied, “Truth and falsehood are known to Bhugwan; but I will inform you of what I am thinking, provided you will not tell any one.” His wife assented. Suttrajeet began to say, “One day Shree Krishnù Jee asked me for the jewel, and I did not give it, I, therefore, think that he has killed my brother in the forest, and taken away the jewel; this must have been done by him, as no one else has the power to perform such an act.” Having proceeded thus far in the narrative, Shree Shookdeo Jee said,--O great king! his wife did not sleep after hearing this account, and passed the night in great perplexity of mind. Early in the morning, she said to her female companions and servants, “Shree Krishnù Jee has killed Pursen, and taken away the jewel, I heard this from my husband last night, but do not mention it to any one.” They went away silently agreeing not to speak of the matter; but in private, began to talk to each other, in astonishment, upon the subject. At length one of the servants went and mentioned the subject in the female apartments of Shree Krishnù Chund. On hearing it, all the women thought, that if Suttrajeet’s wife had said so, the statement could not be false; and having formed this opinion, they began to blame, and speak ill of, Shree Krishnù. In the mean while, some one came, and said to Shree Krishnù Jee, “You are under a suspicion, O great king! of having killed Pursen, and taken away the jewel; why are you sitting idle? You should adopt some measures to counteract these statements.” On hearing this statement, Shree Krishnù Jee was at first frightened; afterwards, reflecting on the subject, he came to the court, where Oogursen and Basoodeo and Bulram were sitting, and said, “O great king! I am accused of having killed Pursen, and carried off the jewel; I will, therefore, with your permission, go and search for them both, in order that this disgrace may be wiped away.”