human
Take this, he said to her, returning a gold anklet of Tara's, which Radha had borrowed from her to be copied;
gpt
The Shastree was awake reading: even till now I could not pass his door, she said;
human
Ah, thou art trembling. Is this the girl who would have fled to Sivaji Rajah; and art thou changed already into a Shastree's wife?
gpt
Do not say such things, brother. I strive to put them away, and they will go, perhaps; yes, they will go, when no one tells me of him.
human
No, they shall not go, Radha, if I can prevent it; but thou must be patient, girl. So much for thyself; now for me.
gpt
What can I do, brother?
human
Thou canst gain Tara for me. Nay, Radha, he continued, as she trembled still more, and hung to the court door in terror,
gpt
Brother! brother! gasped the girl, piteously.
human
Not I--not I! What can I do? O, not I! O, not I!
gpt
What canst thou do? Much, he returned, sharply;
human
Never, brother, never; she has no heart for thee. She shuddered yesterday when I spoke of thee. I saw her--I could not be mistaken. Her heart is with the gods, in her books, cold and dead. O brother, think not of her! What can I do?
gpt
Is it so, sister? he said sneeringly.
human
Then she must be awakened, and that dead heart gain new life; Radha, thou must do it, thou!--else --he felt the girl shivering as he grasped her arm, and shook her savagely--
gpt
I--I, gasped the terrified girl,
human
I hear--I hear. O brother, be not cruel, do not destroy me; or, if thou wilt, one blow of thy knife--now--now--here, and she bared her breast.
gpt
It will be mercy--strike!
human
Poor fool, said Moro Trimmul,
gpt
I would not harm thee. Go, remember what I have said, and do as I tell thee. If she be in the same mood when I return, why then----Go, he continued, interrupting himself,
human
I can wait no longer. Fear not, my blessing is on thee, and he put his hands on her head.
gpt
For his sake, my lord, my prince and thine, thou shalt come to no harm. Go!
human
One thing more ere the night passes, he said, as he walked rapidly through the deserted streets to the house they had lived in, near the Shastree's:
gpt
She is within, master, said a man sitting at the gate, with a black blanket round him, who spoke ere Moro Trimmul could ask;
human
Good, said the Pundit, passing in;
gpt
It is too late, master, now. No one will come. Are we to leave early?
human
Tell them to bring the horses at daylight, he replied;
gpt
Yes, the saddle-bags are packed, and Bheema and myself remain; all the rest went with the lady Sukya.
human
Then go and sleep, for we have a long journey to-morrow. I do not need thee. Give me the key of the court door. I can lock myself in, and I shall be awake long before you in the morning.