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Now a roar of approbation went up froone conclusion

When this had died down Panda spoke, saying: "The House of Masapo is a large house; I believe that he has several

wives and h to smell out the House, since

I am not as those ent before uilty Tell us, O Opener-of-Roads, who aht this deed?"

"That's just the question," grumbled Zikali in a deep voice "All that

I know is that it was done by poisoning, and I smell the poison It is

here"

Then he walked to where Mameena sat and cried out: "Seize that wo sprang forward, but Mameena waved theh, "there is no need to touch

, she stepped forward to the centre of the ring Here,

with a feiftoff first the cloak she

wore, then the moocha about herhair, and stood before that audience in all her naked beauty--a

wondrous and a lovely sight

"Now," she said, "let woarments, and see

if there is any poison hid there"

Two old crones stepped forward--though I do not knoho sent theh exa Thereon Ma of her shoulders, resumed