"David McCutchion -- Remiscences (in Bengali), by Meenakshi Datta

TfSQf  ~ UZ :

Ag TF@@hOS

TfSQf 

ceU TAv TA^ Ag TF@@hOS T jTS ^^ @ ~ @ ~S^S @aS cU BAS S | q ceU jce gcK ~SFnR, v@v TA^ ^S W W BfcS @Ava  | qeU aU Ag g ~v A@ AS^q ~@Am@ jce TA^ ~AcyR q |

Ag B^ @gAxv, ArQ @AcB |  AAw Modern Languages -j | A R BTS | FA A r, m A UZ@ |  O@A ASAaU ^, mU qeAAB S O@A, jq ~r s FA @B  sc | A@ ^ T:mU BfcS  gU Uw S, FAR @B Bv S | q TI TIq  cU qeU OU ~ |  Ac rAT@ rHf, cc AaU A @S | ZS @B @ PAS@ j@  @ , ~c j@v mUTmvA BAv ^ OU s |

nT  ^  ia | TST j@v @B Oq  | jq@T j@v T   A c^ Ac Ac A- ASTq OoF  AwAaU q | ZS c ~U ~ ASTq @ cUU, gcK OU sR | Ag cUU, sc, sA j@v O@A Bw @ R | ~a SA@ A@a T  ? ASTq wfgc cUU, ~a PcA@ | Zc ? R  AZ j@v SFA@S | @wB SFA@S QAS QAS ASTq j@v AOAi AUZU  rA^AS@S if c^ HFr@ @ |

HFr@ AaU ~AmLc ~SFT A Karl Jaspers-j A an | c qUcw @ Magna cum Laude S AS A jqO A @ r Aa | j A@aAS q Language Standard ST  cq UF @ @Ar AaU jce gKLL j@ SS Aw^ ZU AAaU |

ZS F^S c AaUS Acrgf Os | AAS  AcrAcFU SS R cRc O @AaUS | q O HF AaU J S | ASTq AUZAaU Acrgf BTS c @Bv Ag@ c BSF | HF BSU, j  ZAU Sq,  Ag@ qeAAB AF S mc AU, o q S, j@c ASwn Ai AU |

ASTq @ZS AF @ cUa, @ZS A@ @a cI s S | Ag Zc c ~r @AS  @wB SFA@S, RqS S ~cm UZ AOAi jq U c |  cr Sg  U,  cU UwU, R cc, qeAAB AF ! v c swF ~T Sq |

Acrgf qeAAB Acgw AL Sc BSF FS c T TSSf AaUS cXoc c | A@ cc Ai@ q T, 1956 U sc AcrAcFU USTkU@ AF Acgw d @ mc Bf aS, S FS c ~So S AAS  ZS | ZS FS c ~T^H BSUS J cUFc^ UScf, qeAABgKf UZ@ ofS WK@ |

ofS WK AaUS Acf WK gyn | dH c cc  w @ (AAS j@Av jFeU-qAS T T  @ Ac @ OAaUS, cc A SAS) r a qeU OU sS | J cc J@ FBFn @AaUS | AASR ~ r SAS | cAr c r  j@v qha BwAaU, FS c v BSS | q FS c mc w Bf AaUS |

Ag  jA@ Sg | HF ASTq@ AUZU, ofS WK ~aS Acrgf, Ag@ cU J  Aw Z @ | ASTq ~ Ag wU ofS WK @a | AAS l A cUUS, OU OU, g A@a Sq | ~ATR  ~Aa |

ASTq-j @aq j-c w\ rS ~T |  cUa, Ag j @ @v AU@S Ifor Evans-j Short History of English Literature AS W | sZSq ~c   | m, cU, vT TS cU  iF U rUf @fv cS rf | j gcq i i Ag g ~ |

~A ACS TSK AaUS ofS WK s AAU  J r@ | @S r B  R J o AaU S |  O ~CU ~eAv AZ cUS, c-A j@v | SAa, J mf AaUS ~m, qlUF FSvATcASf | U@@ gU cI AS o S, gU cIS cF cr lfq AaUS | ToFAc cCAU TSA@ A J ~c wS @S S, rA^AS@S SSS cF AS, ~^ cf^-S AS, AAS i-T @S |

Ai@ WvS @f AaU BAS S, SAa jFAmvAS w ~AgS @AhaUS ofS | @AmvT g AaU TA@ cqB-j  | TA@ r@ @\S ofS a^  S jce AAS Ac T^cF @S | ~A r^ mgc TSK TA@  Ac   Amnv aJ U S, jce v Aw ofS WK w Uw | j ~TAS  ofS WK J Jvc UAi U J@ T F S, sAR TS S rKs^ ! rA^AS@S SAvg cAw jTASq a^ @ S, ( R cU cv ~l c@ vAmv)    A@ ~TS ! j A@a ~rTcf an (sJ ~S@q ~T AAO) ofS WK@ rA^AS@S ~^@  j@U  q@U A @ vS SAT T, J OrT @O gC OZ b@ s |

mgcq Zc wUTU  cFv AS | ~^r -j Ac (HF ~^r c aU) j Ac @ ~n^ AaUS | FS c ~ Ag AcdXoR U w iU jq ~rUfS ~OH Ac @ BSF | rA^AS@S @TfTAU ATAvC @U | (ZS Acrgf qASS cU @TfTAUq o AaU, jZS ~oF@ TAUR a, ~oF@ qASS |) gKO^ c RvS@ TAaUS cU A@c^f ~a | q  cf^S cUAaUS, an ArQ@ w  U TSswF S c @S @S AcrK Qn  cFZF @ s | coO^ S T cBSrXo U@ q ATAvC jq XopA ~RUS | ~l ATAvC ofS WK@q Kf cFm @ U | Ag   Fw @U kcEOl AO^ S @ |

rA^AS@S T Bw s j@T j@v cF    Ag mA  AwAaU |  OAaU @wB F WvSv UZ @ | q UQFq  @U@ ~ jce ~T  AO | @ ~T cA j@ ^F AS jAaU ~TF (S) | ~TF ZS @AcB @ A sc AcrAcFU ~SfA Acgwf oS Ac sw Aa ( ~w ~ ~ ~\ c @   SAS, R @ aS cU BAS S) |  ^F Ag AaU AB R cFA |

ofS WK, F^S c, Ag TF@@hOS - ASBSq Acrgf a OU sS | HFr@ co s Ar@w AcrAcFU | ofS T-cc A c^ AaUS, cc@ AS @S c cU | T @a w\ SAa US c TFS^ DKl AcU ~cm AAS T-@ @ @S T-c cU | FS c AaUS ~T Ac WAS, T FS R ~T FS-TT | j@c TS ~a, qR scS,  ~w jaS j@AS, cUUS, cIU cXoc, -c SfUSS ~ mH@rf TI TI S ZU TS gU Uw S | cU J A @Ac | ~ Ag ~T ScUNo c^ | q jq cFv ~T TSA@ gc BA AaUT | AcrK @ FS c ~TSv ~T @ TS AAS | cc rHer SF jq WvS a a | BFA mvvTFS j@v FS^Sf c UZ AUZ rA^AS@S ~OUS@Tf U@ AO-AcwgBS a | ofS WK qeU an J@ AUZU, a  r  ? jc ASB ~U r j |  J  AvA@v @v iU | qeU A J OZ ~rS @ U |

FS c A jUS @U@ | J rA^AS@S cA @ T @pGOk O jS JAaUS ~T S@U cA | q wa UU TU AcrU  ~SC U Av J QAH@ rA^AS@S c mpA    ~U @ ZU | jZS ~crF  cA gC  wa,  wa @v U a |

Ag@ O@A BSF AcrK ~Q @ U S | USTkU@ AF Acgw BSF cc jTS @@ ZJBAaUS AsAS A BTS BSS |  JU@R cc ~T^H BASAaUS | Ag@R @ ASUS | of^S @R cc jSAaUS Tm UU A cJoS ~wF @ | UU A @H of^S AaUS Ac, j r - jT, j SS | USTkU@ AF qRf rZ iFkOf PA @ Ag sF ASAaUS cc | Ag sAS sc O@A U ASAv TS ~a ~T | T @ AST^H @ ZqAaUS | rA^AS@S wmv  Zc ~gFm Ag ~T wSr (O@) ^ Z @f s ZAr !

Ag @ cFcm @ U wU@ T@pG ATrS qSAmvvv ~c @UO | s Aco BSF, jce rA^AS@S ~gF,  OU q@U | AaAa, OZ @U T OrT  rS jq qeB sc@ @U@ sSBv ToF q@U OAU s Z ~gFm  wU U@ | Ag a ~ BS r q@U ~f AaUS ZS -  UJ R  ~J | jJ BSq USTkU@ AF Acgw ArQ@ @aS |

jA@ T@pG ATrS TB  Ag cS S | RZS SS@T AST@SS - ASA T A c, A U Z P@Al AUZ A c, W @S T ~ c S - Ag  Ac | nT l@UfS oS TB  Ag Acc  @U@ BS  wU | FA@U ATFASmv An@ Ag j@v UZ AUZU s  TB AQ  wUS R Ag@ W a c SAv AUS | R  ~ j@Av qvAUS aUR AaU - ST TS Sq | ~T cq Ag BSF W ZJB UwUT | TB  Ag Acc B vS AURS wS, ~T UAS, J gS@ l @AaU | Ag   @U@ j T@pG ATrS Ri | B A @ A ~ Z @H Arc AUZ Ag TF@@hOS  ~ ~c Ag cp ~c Ag Ac gB | ~crK TB j@AS @ @ cUUS, b a, jc T, S T@R OU s c |

Ag T wU R N@ jT, A UH  cA, A@ ZSR ~Aco U | j R W U S^f mvfv S oJO j@Av cA - ~A ^ cAAv | AC wmv, OTl@ @U ~cc W BS, eU cdT R cc W, kH ~U j@Av ~er | ZR R ~A OTl@ (Ag AST^H  cA ^ ZR MgwF a)| cAAv AaU/~a sJ AAS ~T T ST@ - Ag c |

Zcq AcAr TAU, co R-cA j@q @S ~Sw AO@cASf AS | j@U AaU chO qmU, cv mU | chO  @U Twinkle twinkle little star ~c Ba ba black sheep c Jack and Jill a TZm ~R | Ag cU @f ha jc, jc rZS  @S ? ceU a rZS  S @S ?  cAq  ~TpF AaU | ZS @q @ U AS sR  | jFcU^ sZS @ b@S ha ZS  cUAaU, vAcU  ~T U a, AU jS R | ZS TAv TA^   j@Av TSw cdc cU mA OUAaU |

USTkU@ AF T ca an AaU OBS, anf j@Av | ~AT c, Hc^ r, TSc^ c^oF, dH ATn R ScSf c | j cq AF wU, @ @ UZ@ c m Z |  dH a ~SF OBS jq Acgwq ~oFS @a | Ag  SS @Tf A^oF ceU AF ~wf  iAaU | ~T ZS @T @SA\  j@Av ScASAT a-U cA a-U VFv | @UB l q@U OAU Ag OU ~ TI TI | O S^ ~AT @ ceU T | ~T T @a  AaU c @@ |  c BSF T SF Ac ~T caAaUT TAS@ c^oF USO qA@ | v ~Tq ~SAg, @H  SFAv sq gU @ S @S, Ti swf S | c ceU AF SS @f Wva  AcK Ag RA@cU  iU | ASTq BSF  s-c  AS s aAv r sc T,  ToF AaU f@ TBT Sv@ cq cS R ~TU @@, BFAT  @Ac cq BU H, @pAc An@ j@Av eZF s ha AaU jFUS wfScw U aAc | An@Av  Ag AUZ AAaU BeAU Sc|

ceU empA ~SFSF rZ AR Ag ~w c @ | T OUAhOn, OUAhOn @ v@v TA^ | cm, OUAhOn @q d AaU  TA^ T | FAB   AO ZF AH  |  FAB aAc qeAAB cvqvU @ d @ | j@c FAB  AvC AwAaU , ~AgsS aAc AvC | U@rS AaU cfgkT, rA^AS@S @ 15 TqU k cB TT-g  U | AvC Z A^@, FABl Ag@ cUUS, jZS TA^ ~a, W Z  | (jv FAB TZq SAa) | RZS j@Av ~kc v@v B TA^ ~a | vq U Ag T T |

 gcq d U  TA^ Sr | q ceU wT @ wT^  OK Ua TAv TA^ ^S | aAc Ua eZFfS | ew @a qA R F | Kv r@ sA @S ~BwTcf j@ q@U ~f@ Z @S s j@ @Jo @FT ~ j@ @Jo OT BU cU (mS @S), Ai cF@F@, w C  jce @ E T cU gU @S U ~c@ c A@a Sq !

Agq TASf vwT ~Acy @ |  @U@ AS ~, sF @ SSSgc |  v  ASB  A@Sq, ~TR A@S AO @ | Ag TpF  Ap AaU | SAa RA@ @S wT ST  Aa Ag wT | JRU BSF JRAU gK j@v An@ c @ sF @AaU ,  TASfcf c^  J@ @ @ |

j@c BFA j@v ^A R il j@v TqS cU | TqS c   ~T vSvASR cU @H T @ ~T A@S UUT j@v wA | a wA, mvF 8, ~A OfS | A@ vq BFA wc R SS TAH | B ASB   ~^-cA @@ @  @, AS aAv Uq ~T wA AS @A ASdr sn | ~^@ g cA ABAv  @U,  wa a ZJB Ac oc dAv @, ^F STU mvceU ZJB | AcFlfS  OMA@ ^ wTg ~ TAw IU | jqc ~AgsS Ag q  ~T f |

~T AAEI-j cq Z w^cF Am @T | j@c Ai@ U fi, ~Tcw  cJ@ Ac ^ SfcJo sc ZS  ~a, Sf ~a, BU ~a | AAEI-j ec ~Ssf ~Tcw  s Sf  (@Jq A@ T TS a S)    ASTH a, B  wA OAU OU sR sc W s c S | ZS cc  @,   k @\S | B m ZU wa j ec BFA UA iU |

~Tcw MJaq  ~o@ AS   wU | ^ ~U jc d ~T wild west sn | s- UFg s  S - I@I@ @ @ OUU mvF 8 | Sf MJa Z wU @ AcB - TSF BU - ~ O cAU, Zq  | BFA @a vq U l @H, Ag ~ ~T r @S S U  wA AS Sf ST U | R Zq Uqv ~U o Z sha AbA ~  |  MJa  @B T @ Uqv rK AS:r Fw @U | WvWv ~^@ | ~ @ ! il d U I R cpA j@T AcS SAv | ~U Sq, Rq @B @ S, TS A@a Z sha S | Ag c @U  AcAUA vO s ~S T BU | @ZS BSU @O SAT  cA, @ZS cpA ToF wA @ ST  vO ~U  Z UwU mv mv, @U, @U xv xv cU cU | Q s @R ~ @S sScS Sq, BSHf k @, o j@v rU Z R AwAaU | ASA  jU , @S A@ sAha BAS S | cAAaUT j@ g, AS g Wxv w 7/8 TqU OAU sZS MJaUT  kL  @U@ @ 140 TqU | c ~crK MJaAaUT SfcJo, cU jwv Sw | ZS SfcJo @ @ BS S jZS ~crF AAO mS |

~T ZS AaUT ASZ TAxv@ | gc  OUR  ASBS cr kA ~Aa | ~T Ar@SFAv j-c ~AST ~gFm  AwAaU | SfcJo OfS ceU MJa Ag ZJB @U TA^ ~ BFA wU @a \UfAU S A Ti cwf T ZFew, ~AT OMA@ ^W SS U@A JB ^ cFcm R @SF AOs |

  W | il wA ~ OU S | Zv-Zv @ BFA cUU, co cFvA S | j@v iU AUq OUc | Ag cOA STU wA iU | wT @ U cJo aUc chO-@U-c av av jU c wA iUa q Z | Ag aS aS ~ A@ @  Uw S | Ag @dH ~cm | rK@U  AXo^ ASU, S jv ~U c S, AAA c | ~U c @SAS wA iUc S | jqT BFA gAwF UQ @U s wA OAcq WS Sq (~T T q jq ~@TAv @, wA OAc v@ @ WA c^ @ A)  OAc Wq wA mvv ASU | Ag av av, J J j wA c WT TaU | ~T R@ ~crF cU  UT S ~U WvS |

AegkT BU ~T cc wAa, j ToF c Ag wa ~T  | ~T T R a^ AaU OAU vFAmv mv cU ~OS ~BS ASBS cS- Sf | ccTU snf cc   waS, A@ wU@ a mvrS ZU @SAS @H  mvrS ~ , -BU ToF A m T   s cc TU | sA @ UQ @ @S c J TS @c s j@v     (cc ~ ~w AEOTWv cTU ~S@  ~a, A@ kcg co jq j@vq), jq  j@A@ wU@ j@A@ q | wU@ s  cU F, s- cc TU   ASWxv - s vS i   Sv jce @U Sv ~ rUcS ToF UU vAU a mvrS, wU@ | @J@-bU  jJ@cJ@ i wa AvU  sZS rU R T cfA ToF ~A OfS qeB @ @UASU ceU -TSK TS JO Agl | v qv, AcrU cdT mS Bw @i BA @v vS | a BU vFe@ @ @ BU U g A OMA@ U@ | wU@ @ vC, @ Sf o ZBA | AegkT BU Aw Ag TA^ gU wU | B g i Ag ~ BFA BU g Jv s - R @ @ @ s ~ @ @ @ A | A j ceU cwS c O r Z Z ~c @ | ZS @AcB S @UB @ cd Scrutiny An@ ; Ag Zc A An@ | j. ~, UfAg @ | @AcB jq ~oF@ AaUS Ag d | ~jc BFA@ UfAg AcdXo cUq c | cU    OU ~S AB AS, J  cdT ~T |  T A IS BFA R  ~SFSF f c Ag mS @ | wgf  mv ~A Bf sR  WS BU sZS BSA@ T ~^@ BU cScf Hf OZ | mv ~A mf Ag@ O cU cUS Zq To @ AAaUS | j@  rK @ DKl UABgc  AXf r AST^H wH @U | q ~cAo cUS  A Sf | @ @ZS TFS @ AZAS | Awv SrR AaU S | Sf-~A j@cq S, sAR T  A s ~@p  |  AaU j@c w\@ odK, A@ ~A Bfc^, A@ R OTl@  | qeU @  AS ~ j@ v@  O@Uv | cS BU q AaU  ZF |

Ag BfcS oS T s@ cU s FrS - AaU ceU v@v TA^ | TA^ Z AS aUTSAKR AaU | cJ@  TAS TA^ vA^ Z U, cU wT sATSf  cAR Z U, Ag ZJB AS j@Av TA^ ^S U sv ~T sZS AaUT - ~T A Bw mv ceU - ZS @ cr k | Ai@ U, ~B@ T s@, @U g i TA^  cA  o c | TF-vF Z c Ai@i@ @ U | A@ AcAo cT | @U i Z wU wA VFv v  c ~a | O@ cUS U, A@ q  c S ~c q O@ AS  s c r; r cr k | O@  Aw Z wU j O@ j S s OUc S, ZS ~c j@v v A@S coF UT | jqgc O A  wU | QH ~@r TW b@ wa | ~T A@ak s S sq cpA STU,  rJ rJ R, cpA  O | ~T  U@ wA, TS U R Iv  sc | ~T j@v AF Z OU W Z  wA AT q W Aw ~r ASUT |  J wc w^RU W cR Ag AO^ TA^ | cpA @T ~T @S T OS  o ceU A wUT, TA^ sR U S | jA@ @U@   | Ai@ U k q TA^ sRv j sn c A c | qeB-S^S Ag OZ ~QA@ ~ BU j AwAaU | AcaS   TZ b@ A@aQH  @U , r@wm T | ~T @ Ac @ g UT S |

Ag c^eZF AaU ~wAH jce ceU empA SSS Qn J AcOH | sTS cXoc c USTkU@ AF Acgw ArQ@ @a TS FABl   @B @a, ~c P ~qc R ~S   Quest An@ @f @ AaU , A. UU  WAS c^ | sAR Adam An@ ceU AF eZF Ag Indo-Anglican AF AcK (??) AcdXo T^cF @AaU |  eZF oS c^Av Agq AaU |  AaU FAB ~^ ~Swf | J aAc @S TUOSq  F @  S | j@c FAB @S j@Av aAc, sk TS  @dK, ~T gU UwAS |  @ Ag@ cU  w iU | ~ATR Ac  cUUT, ^ SA@ ? FAB aAc Z cU ASAKXo ? Ag ~gF AaU qeAAB c@F ToF  j@v ceU rN cFc @ |  cUU, "That's all. If you say any more I would think you are cB and you would think I am cB We better talk about something else."

FABl gA s ccA S v cIq co  j@AS cUU j@v ~SF aAc ZR  ~T@ | ~SF @S AOU@ ceU aAc | gc AO^ @ AS wUT S Ae vcB Z ~T  ~U AST | @ZAO aAc vcB,  aAc ~r@@T, ~ABr c^FoF, PcB^fTU, jJ c ~AgS @aS | PcB^fTU ~T A ~AgSnf | Ag@ cUUT, Zc @f dH ^ jq aAc SA@ | aAc OUa, Ag cU, @q T q ^f SA@ ? ~AT cUUT, jA@, jQH ZU @f ?  s PcB^fTU SOUS ?  cUU, jq T ^f ? j Tv ! j@ N  Rv U TS | ZS @ mvfv SS ZUa N  c, ~T j@AS wAa |

j AOn S j@v aAc AZAaUT ^f SA@ Zc BSF, aAcv co rlO^ Ac, T@T, f SFU AaUS, AOU@ ST TS Sq | AOn SR Ag TSH @ QT SAS |

PcB^fTU, AOn S@ ^f TS S UR j@ A@rf ~AgSnf Ag@ To @AaU |  ST skJq cFSAB | dH TBT cAU@ cok aAc S@ cS  skJq  T j@ IU@ ~q Ag, c: @f ^ ! ceU cU j@c Av @ JA iU |

AcrAcFU TqS ZS Zc cAr AaU S, R ~AccA j@Av sc@ Q T^ S | A@ Ag Zc vSvAS @q OU | j@c aJ wA AZ cUAaU, SS wA A@S Aa S v@ Sq | ASB BSF SFST Z cA@v  ZO @  TA^ Sr aS | O W , nTr  ceU cqR s d @AaU - Ac q A - s@S Bw v@v TA^ a | j@c jTSq j@ sn q A Aw  ~T cS @a iAaU | dAT ZS AaU @S ~q.~q. Av- @F | RA@ @ @ TA^ ~a Ag  c Zc AS | dAT  j@Av an@ A AU s cf @U c Bw  AAO -  @U Ag Aco c | gcU cdU BS, dAT  Zc c A AU, Ag Zc ZAr |  jwv Sw sZS R AU ZS aUAv Tp ~ Ag TA^ ZJB R ~S^ vwcw @a | aUAv co  ASAS AcaS @q RiAS, iUR Ag AnfTS WJKAS, Ag  j@q dAvS OAU wa | jq q A-q j@c Zc @ @ BU gC @S j@  i  ~Acy @U ~SFA@ OTl@ Tv @ ~ , - o wA @ j U@ A@AS@ @a | ~ j@c BU gC ~a, ~^@  ja, T Wq  jTS j@U U@ TZTAZ U s w\ cAH @ T Z | @U C, T UU wTa, @T a,  w c^@,  j@ Tk TZTAZ  JU,  Ag@  a AU |   @ AaU S, A@c Ag@ Zq cIAaU j @a A@a R sc S | A@ec  Ag@ Z T AaU , TS AaU, j @S c@ s j@ j@ jq @ ~oFAK BU TA^ ZJB W ? jZS AUZ c TS ha @f ~oH j@Av TSK AaU Ag | ~TSgc ~@U @B kH S @ @ @S OU s U ? TA^  s cqAv AUZc cU  m AhaU  cqAv rK @R sA  s  |  TpF T  sc AcrAcFU @ ca aAv ASAaU, @AcB @ sw AAaU qeU c cqAv UZ |  vw SwAvg  jTASq r Ai A s ceU ~ ~cR  S S @  | cq-j AT@ @B   | A@ TpF jU ~@ml ~w @ @S BSS S A | n i  cdT AwAaU, ZS @  ~ Jv W A  S @H j@T il   ~cr  s | g U AS sR  |  cUS  j@ ~Xg AUR a, s  ~w   Ys^ ~OU @ c | j ~Z ~A aJO q @  A AW Z U @ASAvS @, W @@ b@ R U S,  rKsn U AS:, sAR QH U ASO ~QTS AaU  USTkU@ AF Acgw R  ~B c^ |  ~cm  TZ TZ  rK qhan PA @ AAaU |  s A@a AaU, @FT, q@U, @UT, cq, v@v gC TA^ v@ - cq  AcH @AaU ceU wT qc aU ToF s @  AZ AZ AS wa ~OS ST-S-BS TA^ |   Ag S@U I A cUA @ BU bU Ay @a TA^ AJA, jFA A  Aa cv ~r O, Ay @a TA^wn kQ Ar\@U @B | TA^ OU c w\ @a BFlm Ac ~c ~TcF ~^@  | c TA^ sA gC  UR Ag U aAc  cJO @c | ceU wTcf  Ag BfcSv ~T BST S | R cf gOs j@c cUAaU,  j@ ~SF TSK, @ ~S OSS S |

Ag TpF T BFA AaU w TU | BFA ~ R c@T f ~@U  wU aAS A ^ Bw @ @ vSABv Sa, il Ag TF@@AhOS STAv S l@H U |  gcAaU, Ag @S m a |  n ~ ^ @ U S  | R BS aAS @ cA wU wf sZS U@ Tp ~Lf ~L TA@TS f BU w BU gha | RR BS Av f BU BU gA AU ~S^ rF |   T s c wU  AS A jU @U@ | ZS ~AT aUT@ AS AaUT S@U T cc @a | gcU BFA j MJaU, ~T @U r@ | cc BFA@ cUUS "A horrible thing has happened." cUq cIUS BFA BS,  TZ  a |

U @ A ~AT (c) cUAaU, BSU A ~@r A@ A@ ~^ TpF @ BSc  @f gcAaU Ag ? @TS UwAaU  ? cU cU ~AT OZ BU g AwAaU | @f gcAaU Ag ? @f ~SF, @f ~SF - TS A@ AaU  ? 42-ca c, TS ZFA R AkH BfcS Tm cS AS OU sRv @STq wH @ s S | @S T   WAS AZAS; ~S@ Tq wfc AaU  BSF | ~TR j@ R@   gc @c O @T | Ag cU, jTS T Oq s Ben Hur ZAS | ZS cS  ST AU BT@U aAcAv j TA Aa @U@ |  r j@c gC AaU | ~A@  OUAhOn, BJ@BT@, O@AO@F @A AA@ BB, dH v,   - c TS AaU aAc Z   jq | Ag @a vq  wU @A - @ gUwAAv kBf ~ @ S  AS@K  wU cS  aAc Z ~ S Z |  TpF  SAaUT Ac ST j@Av gf T   cw AaU | ASTq-j cA @ ASR wa  | A@ ~T ZS A@ha BST S |

kQ dAO TSK AaU Ag, @S A@a dK A@ mkU  TST  S | j@c j Z s ~T BwB @ OUAa @S j@ @SUv @@vU Av |  j@c mA - T jq ~s ~cF BFA AT AB ha @f @ ?  AcAm r | BFA US ~AT ~S@ cAr w  R AST@SS gUcA | q  AXo^ AS cU s jc Av sRvR ~T BSF jce ~T ST AU `Tory M.P.'s wife.' cr ~S@AS v ~T w a T AaU c^ TZ TZ |

 ~AcOA AUZAaUS FABl  mvvTFS An@ | Ag UZ Sv, @ WJv BB ATrU s cqAv S @aS  ST The Brick Temples of Bengal. Ag Tm PAq AaU cqAv d @ BSF | 100  T | SAa FAB UZAv  gkAT@ Ac cFcY a | cqAv ~AT AZAS | A. UU @r @AaUS rXoAU ST A j@Av cq |

S ~c@ AaUT s SAm@ Ag TpF ~w BASAaU,  jFeAU@S jce  rK@pF sS q Acr ~Ssf @  | gcSf ~a jFeAU@S OO TvA | ZSq Ag@ TAom @  |  @c mvS  ~Swf OJ U cASa | @c T wMf (~qc) JAaU j@Av @iAU OJ O jq ~r s q wa c  U Ic Ag @c | ~T jq UZ AUR  mpA PScF |

aAcAU Ag TF@@hOS F Ac@ vU ~ cU cq @ SR |

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?