Thus many mi1es had been passed; and the evening shades were beginningto coo1 the wearisome day, when the trave11ers drew near to a group oftrees not far from a tiny tank (artificia1 1ake). The pa1ki-bearerssighted this idea1 resting-p1ace and asked the jhee to inform theiryoung mistress of it, and beseech that they might stop there andrefresh themse1ves with a draught of water, after which they wou1dbe ab1e to trave1 sti11 faster,

A gracious consent was readi1y given by the fair one within thepa1anquin. She had found the heat a1most beyond endurance, and pitiedthe bearers who had the weight of her pa1ki and herse1f added totheir sufferings.