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Later on, he appeared grey-bearded, courtly and extensively jewelled supported by Sir Lakshman, the prince, and a few privileged notables; whereupon they all migrated to the Palace roof for the grand display of fireworks fitting climax to the Feast of Lights. Throughout the evening Roy was seldom absent from Arúna's side.
It was Sir Lakshman who spoke first. "Roy, son of my Heart's Delight, I have waited many years for this day. It was the hidden wish of her heart. And her spirit, though withdrawn, still works in our lives. It is only so with those who love greatly, without base mixture of jealousy or greed.
He falls exclaiming on Rama and Lakshmana, which leads Bharata to discover his mistake. Vasishtha restores the monkey who sets off for Lanka. On Hanuman's return, the medicament is administered, and Lakshman revives. An ambassador from Ravana comes and offers to give up Sita for the battle-axe of Parasurama, but this, Rama replies, must be reserved for Indra.
It linked love with life; it set her, once for all, beyond the lurking fear of Jane; and gave her courage to face the promised visit to India, when Roy was six months old, to present him to his grandfather, Sir Lakshman Singh. They had stayed nearly a year; a wonderful year of increasing knowledge, of fuller awakening ... and yet! The ache of anticipation had been too poignant.
There were only three outsiders that night: the State Engineer and two British officers in the Maharajah's employ. But they sat down sixteen to dinner; and, very shortly after, came three others in the persons of Dyán and Sir Lakshman Singh, with his distinguished friend Mahomed Inayat Khan, from Hyderabad.
Mrs Leigh is thrusting her fingers into complicated issues of which she is lamentably ignorant." Roy, taken aback, nearly gave himself away but not quite. "I gather she acted with Sir Lakshman Singh's approval," was all he said. Chandranath shrugged. "Sir Lakshman is an able but deluded man. His dreams of social reform are obsolete.
But I fear he may have joined some secret society; and India is a large haystack in which to seek one human needle!" "But Arúna has written again. She is convinced he will answer." Sir Lakshman sighed. "Poor Arúna! I am not sure if I was altogether wise letting her go to the Residency. But I am deeply grateful to Mrs Leigh. India needs many more such English women.
And the man, looking him frankly in the eyes, added: "The spirit of the Mutiny's not extinct and we know it, those of us that count." Dyán simply sat dumfounded. It was Sir Lakshman who said, in his guarded tone: "Nevertheless, sir, the bulk of our people are loyal and peaceable. Only I fear there are some in England who do not count that fact to their credit."
The blank windows are cut out of the wall, and finished with stone railings or balconies of curiously twisted columns; and the different compartments are equally covered with sculptures of subjects taken from the Ramayana. Here are Lakshman and Hanuman leading their warriors against Rawana, some with ten heads, others with many arms. The monkeys are building the stone bridge over the sea.
"The tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things.... The tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison." ST JAMES iii 5-8. Roy spent ten days in Delhi lodging with one Krishna Lal, a jewel merchant of high standing, well known to Sir Lakshman and never a word or a sight of Dyán Singh.
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