Thus, finding herself alone with Kunda, the _Boisnavi_ talked much to her.

Kunda heard something of her talk, but not all.
Surja Mukhi saw all this from a distance, and when the two showed signs of being deep in conversation she called Kamal and pointed them out to her.
Kamal said: "What of that?
they are only talking.

She is a woman, not a man." "Who knows ?" said Surja.

"I think it is a man in disguise; but I will soon find out.

How wicked Kunda must be!" "Stay a moment," said Kamal, "I will fetch a _babla_ branch, and let her feel its thorns." Thus saying, Kamal went in search of a bough.