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*u993 cont'd* bāzār meñ pahuñch kar ghīsū bolā , " lakṛī to use jalāne bhar ko mil gaʾī hai , kyūñ mādhav - "

mādhav bolā , " hāñ lakṛī to bahut hai - ab kaphan chāhiʾe -"

" to koʾī halkā-sā kaphan le leñ -"

" hāñ aur kyā - lāsh uṭhte uṭhte rāt ho jāʾegī - rāt ko kaphan kaun dekhtā hai -"

" kaisā burā rivāj hai kih jise jīte-jī tan ḍhāñkne ko chīthṛā bhī nah mile use marne par nayā kaphan chāhiʾe -"

" kaphan lās ke sāth jal hī to jātā hai -"

" aur kyā rakhā rahtā hai - yihī pāñch rūpayah milte to kuchh davā dārū karte -"

donoñ ek dūsre ke dil kā mājrā maʿnavī t̤aur par samajh rahe the - bāzār meñ idhar udhar ghūmte rahe - [kabhī is bajāj kī dūkān par gaʾe kabhī us kī dūkān par - t̤araḥ t̤araḥ ke kapṛe , reshmī aur sūtī , dekhe , magar kuchh jañchtā nahīñ -] yahāñ tak kih shām ho gaʾī - donoñ ittifāq se yā ʿamdaṅ ek sharāb-ḳhāne ke sāmne ā pahuñche - aur goyā kisī t̤ay-shudah faiṣle ke mut̤ābiq andar gaʾe - vahāñ żarā der tak donoñ tażabżub kī ḥālat meñ khaṛe rahe - [phir ghīsū ne gaddī ke sāmne jā kar kahā , " sāhū-jī ek botal hameñ bhī denā - "] *phir ghīsū ne ek botal sharāb lī *note1*, kuchh gazak -* - [is ke baʿd kuchh chiḳhaunah āyā, talī huʾī machhlī āʾī] - aur donoñ barāmde meñ baiṭh kar [shāntīpūrvak] pīne lage -

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