Verse 868: Who yields first

868. Who yields first

நீசொல்லென் றேநின்றான் நீயெனவும் நின்றாளோர்வாசலிரு பக்கம் மறைந்து

neesollen renindraan neeyenavum nindraalorvaasaliru pakkam maraindu

He stood and said, “You speak.” She stood and said, “You.” On either side of one doorway, they stayed hidden.
Each keeps to the wall beside the same door, out of the other’s sight, one step apart.