the ranee, on hearing how well the princesses fared, was exceedingly angry, and sent her servants to pull down the dead ranee's tomb, and fill the little tank with the ruins. and not content with this, she next day pretended to be very, very ill in fact, at the point of death and when the raja was much grieved, and asked her whether it was in his power to procure her any remedy, she said to him: "only one thing can save my life, but i know you will not do it." he replied, "yes, whatever it is, i will do it." she then said, "to save my life, you must kill the seven daughters of your first wife, and put some of their blood on my forehead and on the palms of my hands, and their death will be my life." at these words the raja was very sorrowful; but because he feared to break his word, he went out with a heavy heart to find his daughters.