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[01] Thereupon the whole company went to the table which was covered with the most precious dishes, of which, however, Mahal ate very little; for his palate was not accustomed to this kind of dainties, and even less so his healthy mountain stomach.
[02] But the more so did Pira and Gella enjoy the food; for their curiosity drove them to at least taste a little of each dish.
[03] After the meal they chatted about indifferent matters, and passed the time with sweet idleness.
[04] Only Mahal asked Agla a couple of times about Waltar, but always received an evasive answer and thus was left in the dark about it.
[05] But Agla secretly sent several of her servants into the garden with the instructions to hide the head of Waltar, namely by immuring it in a niche of the garden wall in a remote part of the garden and by penalty of death under the seal of the strictest secrecy.
[06] This command was completed punctually by the next morning; for the assigned servants of Agla said among themselves: "We have to obey her very precisely; for if she did not spare her own brother she will spare us less so! Therefore, total silence about it!"
[07] When the workers returned the next morning they immediately reported back to Agla everything about how and where they had hidden the head of Waltar.
[08] And Agla rewarded them, and once more commanded them to secrecy, even before the king, the General and before Drohuit.
[09] And the servants promised this most sacredly and then went their way.
[10] But when the main company reconvened in the main hall of the king, Mahal was missing.
[11] At once he had been sent to see what he might be up to so that he did not appear.
[12] When they entered his room he was found busy trying to put the royal garments above his indestructible dress.
[13] He was praised for it, and then was guided under thousands of blandishments to the main hall, where a good breakfast was waiting.
[14] And as such on this very next day already the whole family from the heights liked their royal dresses very much.
[15] The following will show what happened further!