noon
Hira made up a bed for Kunda beside her own . Kunda lay there , but did not sleep . Kunda desired to remain hidden , and therefore consented to be locked in the room on the following day when Hira went to her work , so that she should not be seen by the grandmother . At noon , when the grandmother went to bathe , Hira , coming home , permitted Kunda to bathe and eat . After this meal Kunda was again locked in , and Hira returned to her work till night , when she again made up the beds as before . Creak , creak , creak -- the sound of the chain of the outer door gently shaken . Hira was astonished .