The host in the illustration receives a visitor in the middle of the night. The host feels compelled to serve food for his guest but has “nothing to set before him. ”
उसे कहीं - न - कहीं से तो रोटी लानी ही है, फिर चाहे इसके लिए उसे कितनी ही तकलीफ क्यों न उठानी पड़े ।