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1、1.1'YOUtoowillmarryaboyIchoose,'saidMrsRupaMehrafirmlytoheryoungerdaughter.Lataavoidedthematernalimperativebylookingaroundthegreatlamp-litgardenofPremNivas.Theweddingguestsweregatheredonthelawn.'Hmm,'shesaid.Thisannoyedhermotherfurther.'Iknowwhatyourhmmsmean,younglady,andIcan
2、tellyouIwillnotstandforhmmsinthismatter.Idoknowwhatisbest.Iamdoingitallforyou.Doyouthinkitiseasyforme,tryingtoarrangethingsforallfourofmychildrenwithoutHishelp?'Hernosebegantoreddenatthethoughtofherhusband,whowould,shefeltcertain,bepartakingoftheirpresentjoyfromsomewherebenev
3、olentlyabove.MrsRupaMehrabelieved,ofcourse,inreincarnation,butatmomentsofexceptionalsentiment,sheimaginedthatthelateRaghubirMehrastillinhabitedtheforminwhichshehadknownhimwhenhewasalive:therobust,cheerfulformofhisearlyfortiesbeforeoverworkhadbroughtabouthisheartattackatthehei
4、ghtoftheSecondWorldWar.Eight第1页共293页yearsago,eightyears,thoughtMrsRupaMehramiserably.'Now,now,Ma,youcan'tcryonSavita'sweddingday,'saidLata,puttingherarmgentlybutnotveryconcernedlyaroundhermother'sshoulder.'IfHehadbeenhere,Icouldhavewornthetissue-patolasariIworeformyownwedding
5、,'sighedMrsRupaMehra.'Butitistoorichforawidowtowear.''Ma!'saidLata,alittleexasperatedattheemotionalcapitalhermotherinsistedonmakingoutofeverypossiblecircumstance.'Peoplearelookingatyou.Theywanttocongratulateyou,andthey'llthinkitveryoddiftheyseeyoucryinginthisway.'Severalguest
6、swereindeeddoingnamast?toMrsRupaMehraandsmilingather;thecreamofBrahmpursociety,shewaspleasedtonote.'Letthemseeme!'saidMrsRupaMehradefiantly,dabbingathereyeshastilywithahandkerchiefperfumedwith4711eau-de-Cologne,'TheywillonlythinkitisbecauseofmyhappinessatSavita'swedding.Every
7、thingIdoisforyou,andnooneappreciatesme.IhavechosensuchagoodboyforSavita,andalleveryonedoesiscomplain.'Latareflectedthatofthefourbrothersandsisters,theonlyonewhohadn'tcomplainedofthematchhadbeenthesweet-tempered,fair-complexioned,beautifulSavitaherself.'Heisalittlethin,Ma,'sai
8、dLataabitthoughtlessly.Thiswasputtingitmildly.PranKapoor,soontobeher
