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Loosening her necklace from her throat , she showed it to all the household , saying , `` I will give this to whomsoever will bring Kunda back . '' The guilty Hira heard and saw all this , but said nothing . Seeing the necklace she coveted it , but repressed her desire . On the second day , arranging her work , she went at noon , at which hour her grandmother would be bathing , to give Kunda her meal . At night the two made their bed , and laid down together . Neither Hira nor Kunda slept : Kunda was kept awake by her sorrow ; Hira by the mingled happiness and trouble of her thoughts . But whatever her thoughts were she did not give them words -- they remained hidden .