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Updated: June 15, 2025
"He and his comrades would play jokes upon him for their own amusement; but he would bear them all with longsuffering. "When I married into this family, Guru Thakur was studying at Benares. My husband used to pay all his expenses. I was eighteen years old when he returned home to our village. "At the age of fifteen I had my child. I was so young I did not know how to take care of him.
Ganesh, for the credit of the family, was quite ready to bear all the blame without a word. One of the company usually said at this point: "Never mind, Thakur Dada. Please don't trouble to look for it. This tobacco we're smoking will do quite well. The other would be too strong." Then Thakur Dada would be relieved, and settle down again, and the talk would go on.
They would flock to his house, and sit with him for hours together. To prevent his incurring any expense, one or other of his friends would bring him tobacco, and say: "Thakur Dada, this morning some tobacco was sent to me from Gaya. Do take it, and see how you like it." Thakur Dada would take it, and say it was excellent.
When she was able to see again, Jason was gone and the w'woman was standing over her, cleaning her cheek. Dana raised the head of her bed, trying to think. Her thakur her former thakur had admitted seeking her death, but he had that right; a 'na's gift of @self was absolute.
Dana went as cold as his voice had been, wishing she had died back in the mountains, never had to hear this. "Mister Jason!" the w'woman snapped. He turned back. "Yes? You don't approve?" "I do not, but I cannot interfere between thakur and 'na. So long as you both live and she wears your mark, however, she is yours; no one else may be involved in what you order for her." "Oh? All right."
All I can tell you is that custom says a 'na who has been dismissed must make atonement for allowing @'s thakur to accept one who proved unworthy." Dana was silent for a moment, absorbing that, then she nodded. In her misery, it didn't seem too unreasonable that she should have to die just for being of no further use.
Since this was the only subject on which the Jat chief would for the present converse, the Moghul proposed to take his leave, trusting that he might reintroduce the subject of the negotiations at a more favourable moment. "Do nothing rashly, Thakur Sahib," said the departing envoy; "I will see you again to-morrow."
Hira said: "I will do all, but only a Benares sari will not content me." "What do you want?" asked Surja. "She wants a husband," said Kamal. "Give her in marriage." "Very well," said Surja. "Would you like to have the Thakur Jamai? Say so, and Kamal will arrange it." "Then I will see," said Hira; "but there is already in the house a husband suited to my mind." "Who is it?" asked Surja.
She was pulled off before she could complete it, held securely despite her struggles while the attackers gave her thakur a fast frisking. "Hell, he was telling the truth," the leader finally said in disgust. "No trace of a wallet or anything that'd hold that kind of cash." He backhanded Jason, almost casually. "You've been one hell of a lot of trouble, Jason, for no return.
By to-morrow night, I daresay, every rajah, prince, thakur, baron, fief, and lord in Rajputana, each with his 'tail, horse and foot, will be camped down before the walls of Kuttarpur. You've chosen an interesting time for your visit. It'll be a sight worth seeing, when they begin to make a show.
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