This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...in which he thought himself to be continually in sight of land only to find nothing but water as far as the eye could reach. At each fresh disappointment Padma reiterated her appeals but in vain. The Saodagar was allowed to reach the shore after all, as I have said, but by that time he was dying with hunger ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...in which he thought himself to be continually in sight of land only to find nothing but water as far as the eye could reach. At each fresh disappointment Padma reiterated her appeals but in vain. The Saodagar was allowed to reach the shore after all, as I have said, but by that time he was dying with hunger and exhaustion. Looking around, he thought he saw some delicious fruits lying on the sand. He got up as best he could and stretched his hand forward to reach them. But lo! when nearly in his grasp they vanished and at the same time the ground began to sink under his feet, and he was like to be in water again. Just then his tormentress again appeared in the air and asked him to yield, but all to no effect. The Apsam couple who were Padma's friends were in sympathy with her wishes, and formed a plan to help her. It was this: that one of them should subject himself to re-birth as Chand's son and that the other should be born as the daughter of a Saodagar of Ujaninagar, Saha Beniah by name; that they should both grow up and be united in marriage, and thus one being the only son of Chand whilst the other would be his dear daughter-in-law, they would secure very great influence over him which could be used for the sole purpose of bringing him round to the worship of Padma. Accordingly, five or six months after Chand had set sail from home, to him was born a son who was named Lakhindar; and to Saha was born some time later a daughter to whom the poetical name of Behula was given. It is needless to say that Lakhindar was to Chand, who after many further trials and privations had at last reached home, " dearer than eye-sight, space, and liberty." Now when Lakhindar came of age, he chose Behula to be his wife, and they arranged to be married. It must be...
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