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Updated: May 19, 2025
So Madu gave up all his worldly wealth, amounting to twenty-seven rupees, eight annas, three pice, and a silver chain, to the Council of Kodru. And it fell as Juseen Daze foretold. They sent Athira's brother down into Suket Singh's regiment to call Athira home. Suket Singh kicked him once round the Lines, and then handed him over to the Havildar, who beat him with a belt.
'It is very good to be alive, said Athira wistfully, sniffing the scent of the pine-mould; and they waited till the night had fallen upon Kodru and the Donga Pa. Madu had stacked the dry wood for the next day's charcoal-burning on the spur above his house. 'It is courteous in Madu to save us this trouble, said Suket Singh as he stumbled on the pile, which was twelve foot square and four high.
It must have been a great fire when at full height. Men had seen it at Donga Pa across the valley winking and blazing through the night, and said that the charcoal-burners of Kodru were getting drunk. But it was only Suket Singh, Sepoy of the load Punjab Native Infantry, and Athira, a woman, burning burning burning. This was how things befell; and the Policeman's Diary will bear me out.
'Never mind, said Athira, 'stay with me, and, if Madu tries to beat me, you beat him. 'Very good, said Suket Singh; and he beat Madu severely, to the delight of all the charcoal-burners of Kodru. 'That is enough, said Suket Singh, as he rolled Madu down the hillside. 'Now we shall have peace. But Madu crawled up the grass slope again, and hovered round his hut with angry eyes.
Athira sniffed the scent of the pines of her own hills, the wet Himalayan hills. 'It is good to be alive, said Athira. 'Hah! said Suket Singh. 'Where is the Kodru road and where is the Forest Ranger's house?... 'It cost forty rupees twelve years ago, said the Forest Ranger, handing the gun. 'Here are twenty, said Suket Singh, 'and you must give me the best bullets.
A month later, Suket Singh, Sepoy, came that way to the cool hills on leave from his regiment, and electrified the villagers of Kodru with tales of service and glory under the Government, and the honour in which he, Suket Singh, was held by the Colonel Sahib Bahadur. And Desdemona listened to Othello as Desdemonas have done all the world over, and, as she listened, she loved.
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