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The vampire's third story.
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armed man has arrived here, hoping to obtain employment, and is standing at the door. If I receive a command he shall be brought into your honour's presence.'

'Bring him in,' cried the commander-in-chief.

In the meantime a traveller, a Rajput, by name Birbal.

The porter brought him in, and Rajeshwar inquired, 'O Rajput, who and what art thou?'

Birbal submitted that he was a person of distinguished fame for the use of weapons, and that his name for fidelity and valour had gone forth to the utmost ends of Bharat-Kandha.[1]

The chief was well accustomed to this style of self-

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