ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-45

rama adhi rat ge soya, to nau baje din tak niand n khuli b vah svapn dekh raha tha,dinesh ko phaansi ho rahi hai. sahasa ek stri talavar liye hue phaansi ki or dau di aur phaansi ki rassi kat di b charoan or halachal mach gee. vah aurat jalapa thi . jalapa ko log gherakar pak dana chahate the, par vah pak d mean n ati thi. koee usake samane jane ka sahas n kar sakata tha . tab usane ek chhalaang marakar rama ke oopar talavar chalaee. rama ghabadakar uth

baitha dekha to daroga aur ianspektar kamare mean kh de haian, aur dipti sahab aramakursi par lete hue sigar pi rahe haian .

daroga ne kaha, ‘aj to ap khoob soe baboo sahab! kal kab laute the ?’

rama ne ek kursi par baithakar kaha, ‘zara der bad laut aya tha. is mukadame ki apil to haeekort mean hogi n?‘

ianspektar, ‘apil kya hogi, zabte ki pabandi hogi. apane mukadame ko itana mazaboot kar diya hai ki vah ab kisi ke hilae hil nahian sakata halaph se kahata hooan, apane kamal kar diya. ab ap udhar se bephikr ho jaie. haan, abhi jab tak phaisala n ho jay, yah munasib hoga ki apaki hiphajat ka khayal rakkha jay. isalie phir pahare ka iantazam kar diya gaya hai. idhar haeekort se phaisala hua, udhar apako jagah mili.’

dipti sahab ne sigar ka dhuaan pheank kar kaha,yah di. o. kamishnar sahab ne apako diya hai, jisamean apako koee tarah ki shak n ho . dekhie, yoo. pi. ke hom sedretari ke nam hai . ap vahaan yah di. o. dikhaeange, vah apako koee bahut achchhi jagah de dega . ianspektar,kamishnar sahab apase bahut khush haian, halaph se kahata hooan . dipti-bahut khush haian. vah yoo. pi. ko alag dayarekt bhi chitathi likhega. tumhara bhagy khul gaya.’

yah kahate hue usane di. o. rama ki taraph badha diya. rama ne liphapha kholakar dekha aur ekaek usako pha dakar purje-purje kar dala b tinoan adami vismay se usaka muanh takane lage .

daroga ne kaha, ‘rat bahut pi ge the kya? apake hak mean achchha n hoga!’

ianspektar, ‘halaph se kahata hooan, kamishnar sahab ko maloom ho jayaga, to bahut naraz hoange.’

dipti, ‘isaka kuchh matalab hamare samajh mean nahian aya .isaka kya matalab hai?’

ramanath—‘isaka yah matalab hai ki mujhe is di. o. ki zaroorat nahian hai aur n maian naukari chahata hooan. maian aj hi yahaan se chala jaooanga.’ dipti—‘jab tak haeekort ka phaisala n ho jay, tab tak ap kahian nahian ja sakata.’

ramanath—‘kyoan?’

dipti—‘kamishnar sahab ka yah hukm hai.’

ramanath—‘maian kisi ka gushlam nahian hooan.

ianspektar—‘baboo ramanath, ap kyoan bana-banaya khel biga d rahe haian?jo kuchh hona tha, vah ho gaya. das-paanch din mean haeekort se phaisale ki tasadik ho jayagi apaki behatari isi mean hai ki jo sila mil raha hai, use khushi se lijie aur aram se ziandagi ke din basar kijie. khuda ne chaha, to ek din ap bhi kisi ooanche ohade par pahuanch jaeange. isase kya fayada ki aphasaroan ko naraz kijie aur kaid ki musibatean jhelie. halaph se kahata hooan, aphasaroan

ki zara-si nigah badal jay, to apaka kahian pata n lage. halaph se kahata hooan, ek ishare mean apako das sal ki saza ho jay. ap haian kis khayal mean? ham apake sath shararat nahian karana chahate. haan, agar ap hamean sakhti karane par majaboor kareange, to hamean sakhti karani p degi. jel ko asan n samajhiega. khuda dozakh mean le jae, par jel ki saza n de. mar-dha d, gali-gutari vah to vahaan ki mamooli saza hai. chakki mean jot diya to maut hi a gee. halaph

se kahata hooan, dozakh se badatar hai jel! ’

daroga –‘yah bechare apani begam sahab se mazoor haian b vah shayad inake jan ki gahak ho rahi haian. unase inaki kor dabati hai .’

ianspektar, ‘kya hua, kal to vah har diya tha n? phir bhi razi nahian huee ?’

rama ne kot ki jeb se har nikalakar mez par rakh diya aur bola,vah har yah rakkha hua hai.

ianspektar-- ‘achchha, ise unhoanne nahian kabool kiya.’

dipti—‘koee praud ledi hai .’

ianspektar—‘kuchh unaki bhi mizaz-purasi karane ki zaroorat hogi .’

daroga –‘yah to baboo sahab ke rang-dhang aur salike par munahasar hai. agar ap khvamakhvah hamean majaboor n kareange, to ham apake pichhe n padeange .’

dipti—‘us khatik se bhi muchalaka le lena chahie .’

ramanath ke samane ek nee samasya a kh di huee, pahali se kahian jatil, kahian bhishan. sanbhav tha, vah apane ko kartavy ki vedi par balidan kar deta, do-char sal ki saza ke lie apane ko taiyar kar leta. shayad is samay usane apane atm-samarpan ka nishchay kar liya tha, par apane sath jalapa ko bhi sankat mean dalane ka sahas vah kisi tarah n kar sakata tha. vah pulis ke shikanje mean kuchh is tarah dab gaya tha ki ab use bedag nikal jane ka koee marg dikhaee n deta tha .usane dekha ki is ladaee mean maian pesh nahian pa sakata pulis sarvashaktiman hai, vah mujhe jis tarah chahe daba sakati hai . usake mizaz ki tezi gayab ho gee. vivash hokar bola, ‘akhir ap log mujhase kya chahate haian? ‘

ianspektar ne daroga ki or dekhakar aankhean marian, mano kah rahe hoan, ‘a gaya panje mean’, aur bole, ‘bas itana hi ki ap hamare mehaman bane rahean, aur mukadame ke haeekort mean tay ho jane ke bad yahaan se rookhasat ho jaean . kyoanki usake bad ham apaki hiphazat ke zimmedar n hoange. agar ap koee sartiphiket lena chaheange, to vah de di jaegi, lekin use lene ya n lene ka apako poora akhtiyar hai. agar ap hoshiyar haian, to use lekar fayada uthaeange, nahian idharudhar ke dhakke khaeange. apake oopar gunah belajzat ki masal sadik ayagi. isake siva ham apase aur kuchh nahian chahate b halaph se kahata hooan, har ek chiz jisaki apako khvahish ho, yahaan hazir kar di jaegi, lekin jab tak mukadama khatm ho jae, ap azad nahian ho sakate .

ramanath ne dinata ke sath poochha, ‘sair karane to ja sakooanga, ya vah bhi nahian?’

ianspektar ne sootr roop se kaha, ‘ji nahian! ‘

daroga ne us sootr ki vyakhya ki, ‘apako vah azadi di gee thi, par apane usaka beja istemal kiya b jab tak isaka itminan n ho jay ki ap usaka jayaj istemal kar sakate haian ya nahian, ap us hak se maharoom raheange.‘

daroga ne ianspektar ki taraph dekhakar mano is vyakhya ki dad deni chahi,jo unhean saharsh mil gee. tinoan aphasar rookhasat ho ge aur rama ek sigar jalakar is vikat paristhiti par vichar karane laga.