human
Wast thou not in the camp at Jowly? said a man coming up to Lukshmun,
gpt
Not so, said Lukshmun;
human
Moro Trimmul! cried the man laughing,
gpt
I was afraid, replied the hunchback;
human
I fear fighting, sir; and if a drawn weapon is flashed in my face, I faint. So we ran away from Jowly--did we not, my son? and have been travelling about the country ever since, getting what we can. But what of the Brahmun, sir? was he killed in the fight at Jowly?
gpt
No, no--not there, replied the man;
human
Ah yes, I have heard of that, sir; the people have strange stories about it; but who carried her off? and who killed the Brahmun? A Brahmun slain! O the impiety! continued Lukshmun devoutly;
gpt
I don't know; I was not there, replied the man;
human
O sir, cried the hunchback innocently;
gpt
They say not, he replied;
human
Indeed, returned Lukshmun simply;
gpt
I should like to hear it all. If I sing for you to-night will you tell it to me?
human
A bargain! cried the man joyfully;
gpt
What Moorlee?
human
O, the Tooljapoor girl, Gunga, who was with him. They found her body under the window of his room at Pertâbgurh, hanging in the trees below the precipice, and so the whole came out; but he was dead before then. One of those dare-devil Mussulmans had killed him, and they took some of the Sutee wood, and burnt him there, by the river.
gpt
Ai Bhugwân! O Lord, forgive me for having slain the Brahmun, ejaculated the hunchback to himself;
human
he continued,
gpt
I understand. And the Sutee's father?--her name was T--T--T----
human
Tara, said the man;
gpt
No, said the hunchback;
human
continued Lukshmun.
gpt
I know the house. Do not pretend to notice any one; we will sing the ballad of the Vow, after the first invocation.