. Stories of India's gods and heroes . chide Rama for sufferinghis faithful wife to enter the fire. To these protestshe made answer that he had never really doubtedhis Sitas truth, but had merely put her to the testthat all might see the matter publicly righted andknow him for an honourable man. Yet, in sooth, this bearing of Rama towards hiswife seems scarce that of kindness or true had it been for him, even in the face ofslander—though never a word thereof had goneabroad—to believe his most true and loving wife andto cleave to her through good report and , surely, to
. Stories of India's gods and heroes . chide Rama for sufferinghis faithful wife to enter the fire. To these protestshe made answer that he had never really doubtedhis Sitas truth, but had merely put her to the testthat all might see the matter publicly righted andknow him for an honourable man. Yet, in sooth, this bearing of Rama towards hiswife seems scarce that of kindness or true had it been for him, even in the face ofslander—though never a word thereof had goneabroad—to believe his most true and loving wife andto cleave to her through good report and , surely, to have calmly taken her hand inhis and so stood side by side with her against thesneers of men—though of these there were none. And,indeed, if she was constrained to feel the insultingtouch of Ravanas arm on her waist, and to sojourn,a weeping captive, in the chambers of his palace,the fault was surely Ramas own. The weakness forwhich he so bitterly chid his brother, in respect ofleaving her side to satisfy her timid yearning for. The God of Fire rose from the midst 104 The Tale of Rama & Sita 105 her husbands safety, had been shown by himselfwhen, yielding his better judgment to her plea, hebegan the movement which left her defenceless, bygoing forth to chase the magic deer. Yet the lesson is one that, alas, is true to thenature of mortal men. For while trouble is heavyon us, we are ever ready to share the burden ofthose who are caught in the same toils as ourselves;but when the cloud of care rolls by, and the crushingload of sorrow grows lighter, we begin to cast theeye of judgment on our fellows, and to think thatour falling into the pit was of their doing, though,haply, they might with greater justice say the likeof us. Be this as it may, husband and wife were nowhappily joined together again. Then came one ofthe great gods, Siva, having in his car Dasaratha,Ramas sire, and greeted the conquering hero. Goback to thy kingdom now, said the departedmonarch, the fourteen ye
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