4/12 In the month _Sraban_ a stranger, falling sick, stayed in her house. She was placed there by the _Brahmachari_. I heard her name was Surja Mukhi. She was ill of consumption; I attended her, had almost cured her. Now--" Breathing hard, Nagendra repeated, "Now ?" "In the destruction of Haro Mani's house the woman was burnt." Nagendra fell from his chair, striking his head severely. |