If you do, the _Bou_ will sit crying at home before the day is half done." Satish Babu understood the word _Bou_, because Kamal Mani kept him in order by saying that the _Bou_ would come and beat him; so he said, "_Bou_ will beat." "Remember that, then; if you go to office, the _Bou_ will beat you." How long this sort of conversation would have continued does not appear, for at that moment a maid-servant entered, rubbing her sleepy eyes, and gave a letter to Kamal Mani.

Kamal saw it was from Surja Mukhi; she read it twice through, then sat silent and dejected.

This was the letter: "Dearest,--Since you returned to Calcutta you have forgotten me; else why have I had only one letter from you?
Do you not know that I always long for news of you?
You ask for news of Kunda.

You will be delighted to hear that she is found.

Besides that, I have another piece of good news for you.