But that he should thrust me away; that he has thrust me away, and yet is so glad--" Surja could say no more, she was choking.

But Kamal, understanding the meaning of her unfinished sentence, said-- "Because of that your heart burns within you; then why do you say, 'What am I ?' With half of your heart you still think of your own rights; else why, having sacrificed yourself, do you repent ?" "I do not repent," replied Surja.

"That I have done right I do not doubt; but in dying there is suffering.

I felt that I must give way, and I did so voluntarily.

Still, may I not weep over that suffering with you ?" Kamal Mani drew Surja Mukhi's head on to her breast; their thoughts were not expressed by words, but they conversed in their hearts.