"  The  fan  still  stirred  in  her  hand  in  the  direction  of
"the  corpse.  And  she  said  to  herself  he  must  certainly
"  be  asleep,  for,  if  he  mere  dead,  what  ivoukl  become
"ofherf"

She  dies  at  the  feet  of  Nagendra  in  a  murmur  of
soft  reproaches.  That  day  she  was  eloquent,  for  it
was  her  last  day  with  him.  "  She  said  to  him  :  *  Fie  !
"  '  can  you  think  of  nothing  to  tell  me  ?  I  shall  not
"  '  die  happy  unless  I  leave  you  smiling  ! '  Sarya
"  Mukhi  had  said  the  same  words  to  him,  for  in  the
"hour  of  death  they  are  all  alike."

Almost  on  every  page  such  subtle  touches  move
us  to  overlook  many  a  fault,  and  even  the  selfish-
ness of  the  hero,  which  the  good  Baboo  does  not
appear   to   suspect.      In  fact,  according   to    Indian


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