that
no man had seen the like. And the Brahman, when he saw it, said:
"Herein are the tears of Heaven which fell into the sea, congealed and
have become a gem which is beyond price." And he named it "Pearl," and
carried it to the King. Then the King, after he had heard the story of
it, sent for the chief man of them that worked in gold and commanded
him that he make for the pearl a setting most precious, and when it was
done, he gave it to the Prince, his son, saying: "Above all things let
this be first among the jewels of Travancore forever." And the Prince,
when he looked upon it said, "The beauty of it is like the brightness
of her eyes when they veiled themselves before my passion," and he
prized it more than all the diamonds and rubies in his treasure house.
