[The Poison Tree by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee]@TWC D-Link bookThe Poison Tree CHAPTER XVII 4/13
Go, if you will.
I will not bid you stay." This was just what Hira wanted.
Saying "Very well, I go," her eyes streaming with tears, she presented herself before the Babu in the outer apartments. The Babu was alone in the _boita khana_--he was usually alone now. Seeing Hira weeping, he asked, "Why do you weep, Hira ?" "I have been told to come for my wages." Nagendra, astonished, asked: "What has happened ?" "I am dismissed.
_Ma Thakurani_ (the mistress) has dismissed me." "What have you done ?" asked Nagendra. "Kushi abused me; I complained: the mistress believes her account and dismisses me." Nagendra, shaking his head and laughing, said: "That is not a likely story, Hira; tell the truth." Hira then, speaking plainly, said: "The truth is I will not stay." "Why ?" "The mistress has become quite altered.
One never knows what to expect from her." Nagendra, frowning, said in a sharp voice: "What does that mean ?" Hira now brought in the fact she had wished to report. "What did she not say that day to Kunda Nandini Thakurani? On hearing it, Kunda left the house.
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