ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-10

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is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav"

rama daftar se ghar pahuancha, to char baj rahe the. vah daftar hi mean tha ki asaman par badal ghir ae. pani aya hi chahata tha, par rama ko ghar pahuanchane ki itani bechaini ho rahi thi ki usase rooka n gaya. hate ke bahar bhi n nikalane paya tha ki zor ki varsha hone lagi. ashadh ka pahala pani tha, ek hi kshan mean vah lathapath ho gaya. phir bhi vah kahian rooka nahian. naukari mil jane ka shubh samachar sunane ka anand is dauang de ki kya paravah kar sakata tha? vetan

to keval tis hi rupaye the, par jagah amadani ki thi. usane man-hi-man hisab laga liya tha ki kitana masik bachat ho jane se vah jalapa ke lie chandrahar banava sakega. agar pachas-sath rupaye mahine bhi bach jayan, to paanch sal mean jalapa gahanoan se lad jaegi. kaun-sa abhooshan kitane ka hoga, isaka bhi usane anuman kar liya tha. ghar pahuanchakar usane kap de bhi n utare, lathapath jalapa ke kamare mean pahuanch gaya.

jalapa use dekhate hi boli--yah bhig kahaan ge, rat kahaan gayab the?

ramanath--isi naukari ki fikr mean pada hua hooan. is vakt daftar se chala ata hooan. myunisipailiti ke daftaramean mujhe ek jagah mil gee.

jalapa ne uchhalakar poochha--sach! kitane ki jagah hai?

rama ko thik-thik batalane mean sankoch hua. tis ki naukari batana apaman ki bat thi. stri ke najaroan mean tuchchh banana kaun chahata hai. bola--abhi to chalis mileange, par jald taraqqi hogi. jagah amadani ki hai.

jalapa ne usake lie kisi bade pad ki kalpana kar rakkhi thi. boli--chalis mean kya hoga? bhala sath-sabhar to hote!

ramanath--mil to sakati thi sau rupaye ki bhi, par yahaan raub hai, aur aram hai. pachas-sath rupaye oopar se mil jaeange.

jalapa--to tum ghoos loge, gariboan ka gala katoge?

rama ne hansakar kaha--nahian priye, vah jagah aisi nahian ki gariboan ka gala katana p de. b de-bade mahajanoan se rakamean mileangi aur vah khushi se gale lagayeange.

maian jise chahooan dinabhar daftar mean khada rakkhooan, mahajanoan ka ek-ek minat ek-ek asharaphi ke barabar hai. jald-se-jald apana kam karane ke lie ve khushamad bhi kareange, paise bhi deange.

jalapa santusht ho gee, boli--haan, tab thik hai. gariboan ka kam yoan hi kar dena.

ramanath--vah to karooanga hi.

jalapa--abhi ammaanji se to nahian kaha?jakar kah ao. mujhe to sabase badi khushi yahi hai ki ab maloom hoga ki yahaan mera bhi koee adhikar hai.

ramanath--haan, jata hooan, magar unase to maian bis hi batalaooanga.

jalapa ne ullasit hokar kaha--haan ji, balki pandrah hi kahana, oopar ki amadani ki to charcha hi karana vyarth hai. bhitar ka hisab ve le sakate haian. maian sabase pahale chandrahar banavaooangi.

itane mean dakie ne pukara. rama ne daravaze par jakar dekha, to usake nam ek parsal aya tha. mahashay dinadayal ne bheja tha. lekar khush-khush ghar mean ae aur jalapa ke hathoan mean rakhakar bole--tumhare ghar se aya hai, dekho isamean kya hai?

rama ne chatapat kaianchi nikali aur parsal kholab usamean devadar ki ek dibiya nikali. usamean ek chandrahar rakkha hua tha. rama ne use nikalakar dekha aur hansakar bola--eeshvar ne tumhari sun li, chiz to bahut achchhi maloom hoti hai.

jalapa ne kuanthit svar mean kaha--ammaanji ko yah kya soojhi, yah to unhian ka har hai. maian to ise n looangi. abhi dak ka vakt ho to lauta do.

rama ne vismit hokar kaha--lautane ki kya zaroorat hai, vah naraz n hoangi?

jalapa ne nak siko dakar kaha--meri bala se, rani ऱootheangi apana suhag leangi. maian unaki daya ke bina bhi jiti rah sakati hooan. aj itane dinoan ke bad unhean mujh par daya aee hai. us vakt daya n aee thi, jab maian unake ghar se vida huee thi. unake gahane unhean mubarak hoan. maian kisi ka ehasan nahian lena chahati. abhi unake odhane-pahanane ke din haian. maian kyoan badhak banooan. tum kushal se rahoge, to mujhe bahut gahane mil jaeange. maian ammaanji ko yah dikhana chahati hooan ki jalapa tumhare gahanoan ki bhookhi nahian hai.

rama ne santosh dete hue kaha--meri samajh mean to tumhean har rakh lena chahie. socho, unhean kitana duahkh hoga. vidaee ke samay yadi n diya to, to achchha hi kiya. nahian to aur gahanoan ke sath yah bhi chala jata.

jalapa--maian ise looangi nahian, yah nishchay hai.

ramanath--akhir kyoan?

jalapa--meri ichchha!

ramanath--is ichchha ka koee karan bhi to hoga?

jalapa rooandhe hue svar mean boli--karan yahi hai ki ammaanji ise khushi se nahian de rahi haian, bahut sanbhav hai ki ise bhejate samay vah roee bhi hoan aur isamean to koee sandeh hi nahian ki ise vapas pakar unhean sachcha anand hoga. dene vale ka hriday dekhana chahie. prem se yadi vah mujhe ek chhalla bhi de dean, to maian donoan hathoan se le looan. jab dil par jabr karake duniya ki laj se ya kisi ke dhikkarane se diya, to kya diya. dan bhikhariniyoan ko diya jata hai. maian kisi ka dan n looangi, chahe vah mata hi kyoan n hoan.

mata ke prati jalapa ka yah dvesh dekhakar rama aur kuchh n kah saka. dvesh tark aur praman nahian sunata. rama ne har le liya aur charapaee se uthata hua bola--zara ammaan aur baboo ji ko to dikha dooan. kam-se-kam unase poochh to lena hi chahie. jalapa ne har usake hath se chhin liya aur boli--ve log mere kaun hote haian, jo maian unase poochhooan - keval ek ghar mean rahane ka nata hai. jab vah mujhe kuchh nahian samajhate, to maian bhi unhean kuchh nahian samajhati.

yah kahate hue usane har ko usi dibbe mean rakh diya, aur us par kapada lapetakar sine lagi. rama ne ek bar darate-darate phir kaha--aisi jaldi kya hai, das-paanch din mean lauta dena. un logoan ki bhi khatir ho jaegi. is par jalapa ne kathor najaroan se dekhakar kaha--jab tak maian ise lautan dooangi, mere dil ko chain n aega. mere hriday mean kaanta-sa khatakata rahega. abhi parsal taiyar hua jata hai, hal hi lauta do. ek kshan mean parsal taiyar ho gaya aur rama use liye hue chiantit bhav se niche chala.