'VISION OF VĀSAVADATTĀ' 17 bold to stay there for sometime longer in order to have the satis- faction of looking well upon her lord. Udayana went on speaking in his dream; and Väsavadatta taking up the conversation gave answers to his dream questions: Udayana: Ah! Dear! Ah! Dear pupil! Why don't you speak to me? Vasavadattā: Speak? Dear! I am speaking. Udayana: Are you angry with me? Vasavadattā: No, No, sad rather. Udayana: If you are not angry, why are you not wearing your ornaments? Väsavadattā: Could there be any ornament better than being honoured thus by your love? Udayana: Are you thinking of the separation? Vasavadattā: (Angrily) Away! Talk of separation even now? Udayana: Then I shall appease you for having deserted you. (Stretches forth both hands). Fearing that her stay there longer might upset all Yaugan- dharāyaṇa's plans, she resolved to leave the room; but, before doing so, she lifted up Udayana's arm which was then hanging down and placed it on the couch. That act half awoke Udayana. Realizing the situation, Vāsavadattā, though loath to part, left immediately; and Udayana followed her half-dreaming, but coming against the door-way, suddenly stopped. That awoke him fully but it was only after Vāsavadattā had made good her escape. Udayana saw a love-lorn form flit across, but was scarcely able to say whether what he had seen in that flash between waking and dream was actually Vasavadattā or only a vision of her. When after some time the Vidūşaka returned, Udayana, who was still thrilling with emotion, told him that he had encountered Vasavadattā alive; but, as might be expected, the Vidūşaka laughed at him saying that it should have been either a dream or a delusion. To which Udayana replied: 'If it be a dream, it is happy not to wake from it; or if it be a delusion, 2
