पत्‍नी से पति -प्रेमचंद

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

mistar seth ko sabhi hindustani chijoan se napharat thi aur unaki sundari patni godavari ko sabhi videshi chijoan se chidh! magar dhairy aur vinay bharat ki deviyoan ka abhooshan hai. godavari dil par hazar jabr karake pati ki layi huee videshi chizoan ka vyavahar karati thi, halaanki bhitar hi bhitar usaka hriday apani paravashata par rota tha. vah jis vakt apane chhajje par kh di ho kar s dak par nigah dau dati aur kitani hi mahilaoan ko khaddar ki sa diyaan pahane garv se sir uthaye chalate dekhati, to usake bhitar ki vedana ek thandi ah ban kar nikal jati thi. use aisa maloom hota tha ki mujhase zyada badanasib aurat sansar mean nahian hai. maian apane svadeshavasiyoan ki itani bhi seva nahian kar sakati. sham ko mistar seth ke agrah karane par vah kahian manoranjan ya sair ke lie jati, to videshi kap de pahane hue nikalate sharm se usaki gardan jhuk jati thi. vah patroan mean mahilaoan ke josh-bhare vyakhyan padhati to usaki aankhean jagamaga uthatian, tho di der ke lie vah bhool jati ki maian yahaan bandhanoan mean jak di huee hooan.

holi ka din tha, ath baje rat ka samay. svadesh ke nam par bike hue anuragiyoan ka juloos a kar mistar seth ke makan ke samane ruka aur usi chau de maidan mean vilayati kap doan ki holiyaan lagane ki taiyariyaan hone lagian. godavari apane kamare mean khi daki par kh di yah samaroh dekhati thi aur dil masos kar rah jati thi. ek vah haian, jo yoan khush-khush, azadi ke nashe se matavale, garv se sir uthaye holi laga rahe haian, aur ek maian hooan ki pianj de mean band pakshi ki tarah ph daph da rahi hooan. in tiliyoan ko kaise to d dooan? usane kamare mean nigah dau dayi. sabhi chizean videshi thian. svadeshi ka ek soot bhi n tha. yahi chizean vahaan jalayi ja rahi thian aur vahi chizean yahaan usake hriday mean sanchit glani ki bhaanti sandookoan mean rakhi huee thian. usake ji mean ek lahar uth rahi thi ki in chijoan ko uthakar usi holi mean dal de, usaki sari glani aur durbalata jal kar bhasm ho jay! magar pati ki aprasannata ke bhay ne usaka hath pak d liya. sahasa mi. seth ne andar a kar kaha-jara in siraphiroan ko dekho, kap de jala rahe haian. yah pagalapan, unmad aur vidroh nahian to aur kya hai. kisi ne sach kaha hai, hiandustaniyoan ko n akl ayi hai n ayegi. koee kal bhi to sidhi nahian.

godavari ne kaha-tum bhi hiandustani ho?

seth ne garm hokar kaha-haan, lekin mujhe isaka hamesha khed rahata hai ki aise abhage desh mean kyoan paida hua. maian nahian chahata ki koee mujhe hindustani kahe ya samajhe. kam-se-kam maianne achar-vyavahar, vesh-bhoosha, riti-niti, karm-vachan mean koee aisi bat nahian rakhi, jisase hamean koee hindustani hone ka kalank lagaye. poochhiye, jab hamean ath ane gaj mean badhiya kap da milata hai, to ham kyoan mota tat kharidean. is vishay mean har ek ko poori svadhinata honi chahie. n jane kyoan gavarnameant ne in dushtoan ko yahaan jama hone diya. agar mere hath mean adhikar hota, to saboan ko jahannum rasid kar deta. tab ate-dal ka bhav maloom hota.

godavari ne apane shabdoan mean tikshn tiraskar bhar ke kaha-tumhean apane bhaiyoan ka jara bhi khayal nahian ata? bharat ke siva aur bhi koee desh hai, jis par kisi doosari jati ka shasan ho? chhote-chhote rashtr bhi kisi doosari jati ke gulam ban kar nahian rahana chahate. kya ek hindustani ke lie yah lajja ki bat nahian hai ki vah apane tho de-se phayade ke lie sarakar ka sath de kar apane hi bhaiyoan ke sath anyay kare?

seth ne bhoanhe chadha kar kaha-maian inhean apana bhaee nahian samajhata.

godavari-akhir tumhean sarakar jo vetan deti hai, vah inhian ki jeb se to ata hai.

seth-mujhe isase koee matalab nahian ki mera vetan kisaki jeb se ata hai. mujhe jisake hath se milata hai, vah mera svami hai. n jane in dushtoan ko kya sanak savar huee hai. kahate haian, bharat adhyatmik desh hai. kya adhyatm ka yahi ashay hai ki paramatma ke vidhanoan ka virodh kiya jaye? jab yah maloom hai ki paramatma ki ichchha ke viruddh ek patti bhi nahian hil sakati, to yah kaise mumakin hai ki yah itana b da desh paramatma ki marji ke bagair aangarejoan ke adhin ho? kyoan in divanoan ko itani akl nahian ati ki jab tak paramatma ki ichchha n hogi, koee aangarejoan ka bal bhi baanka n kar sakega.

godavari-to phir kyoan naukari karate ho? paramatma ki ichchha hogi, to ap hi ap bhojan mil jayega. bimar hote ho, to kyoan dau de vaidy ke ghar jate ho? paramatma unhian ki madad karata hai, jo apani madad ap karate haian!

seth-beshak karata hai; lekin apane ghar mean ag laga dena, ghar ki chijoan ko jala dena, aise kam haian, jinhean paramatma kabhi pasand nahian kar sakata.

godavari-to yahaan ke logoan ko chupachap baithe rahana chahie.

seth-nahian rona chahie. is tarah rona chahie jaise bachche mata ke doodh ke lie rote haian.

sahasa holi jali, ag ki shikhaean asaman se batean karane lagian, mano svadhinata ki devi agni-vastr dharan kiye hue akash ke devataoan se gale milane ja rahi ho.

dinanath ne khi daki band kar di, unake lie yah drishy bhi asahy tha.

godavari is tarah kh di rahi, jaise koee gay kasaee ke khooante par kh di ho. usi vakt kisi ke gane ki avaz ayi-

vatan ki dekhie takadir kab badalati hai.

godavari ke vishad se bhare hue hriday mean ek chot lagi. usane khi daki khol di aur niche ki taraph jhaanka. holi ab bhi jal rahi thi aur ek aandha l daka apani khanjari baja kar ga raha tha-

vatan ki dekhie takadir kab badalati hai.

vah khi daki ke samane pahuancha to godavari ne pukara-o andhe! kh da rah.

andha kh da ho gaya. godavari ne sandook khola, par usamean use ek paisa mila. not aur rupaye the, magar andhe fakir ko not ya rupaye dene ka to saval hi n tha. paise agar do-char mil jate, to is vakt vah zaroor de deti. par vahaan ek hi paisa tha, vah bhi itana ghisa hua ki kahar bazar se lauta laya tha. kisi dookanadar ne n liya tha. andhe ko vah paisa dete hue godavari ko sharm a rahi thi. vah jara der tak paise ko hath mean liye sanshay mean kh di rahi. tab andhe ko bulaya aur paisa de diya.

andhe ne kaha-mata ji kuchh khane ko dijie. aj din bhar se kuchh nahian khaya.

godavari-din bhar maangata hai, tab bhi tujhe khane ko nahian milata?

andha-kya karooan mata, koee khane ko nahian deta.

godavari-is paise ka chabaina le kar kha le.

andha-kha looanga, mata ji, bhagavanh apako khush rakhe. ab yahian sota hooan.

doosare din pratahkal kaangres ki taraph se ek am jalasa hua. mistar seth ne vilayati tooth paudar vilayati brush se daantoan par mala, vilayati sabun se nahaya, vilayati chay vilayati pyaliyoan mean pi, vilayati biskut vilayati makkhan ke sath khaya, vilayati doodh piya. phir vilayati soot dharan karake vilayati sigar muanh mean daba kar ghar se nikale, aur apani motar saikil par baith phlavar sho dekhane chale gaye.

godavari ko rat bhar niand nahian ayi thi. durasha aur parajay ki kathin yantrana kisi ko de ki tarah usake hriday par p d rahi thi. aisa maloom hota tha ki usake kanth mean koee k davi chiz atak gayi hai. mistar seth ko apane prabhav mean lane ki usane vah sab yojanaean kian, jo ek ramani kar sakati hai; par us bhale adami par usake sare hav-bhav, mridu-muskan aur vani-vilas ka koee asar n hua. khud to svadeshi vastroan ke vyavahar karane par kya raji hote, godavari ke lie ek khaddar ki sa di lane par bhi sahamat n hue. yahaan tak ki godavari ne unase kabhi koee chiz maangane ki kasam kha li.

krodh aur glani ne usaki sadbhavana ko is tarah vikrit kar diya jaise koee maili vastu nirmal jal ko dooshit kar deti hai. usane socha, jab yah meri itani-si bat nahian man sakate, tab phir maian kyoan inake isharoan par chalooan, kyoan inaki ichchhaoan ki lauandi bani rahooan? maianne inake hath kuchh apani atma nahian bechi hai. agar aj ye chori ya gaban karean, to kya maian saza paooangi? usaki saza ye khud jheleange. usaka aparadh inake oopar hoga. inhean apane karm aur vachan ka akhtiyar hai, mujhe apane karm aur vachan ka akhtiyar. yah apani sarakar ki gulami karean, aangarejoan ki chaukhat par nak rag dean, mujhe kya garaj hai ki usamean unaka sahayog karooan. jisamean atmabhiman nahian, jisane apane ko svarth ke hathoan bech diya, usake prati agar mere man mean bhakti n ho to mera dosh nahian. yah naukar haian ya gulam? naukari aur gulami mean antar hai. naukar kuchh niyamoan ke adhin apana nirdisht kam karata hai. vah niyam svami aur sevak donoan hi par lagoo hote haian. svami agar apaman kare, apashabd kahe to naukar usako sahan karane ke lie majaboor nahian. gulam ke lie koee shart nahian, usaki daihik gulami pichhe hoti hai, manasik gulami pahale hi ho jati hai. sarakar ne inase kab kaha hai ki deshi chizean n kharido. sarakari tikatoan tak par yah shabd likhe hote haian, ‘svadeshi chizean kharido.’ isase vidit hai ki sarakar deshi chijoan ka nishedh nahian karati, phir bhi yah mahashay surkharoo banane ki fikr mean sarakar se bhi do aangul age badhana chahate haian!

mistar seth ne kuchh jheanpate hue kaha-kal phlavar sho dekhane chalogi?

godavari ne virakt man se kaha-nahian!

‘bahut achchha tamasha hai.’

‘maian kaangres ke jalase mean ja rahi hooan.’

mistar seth ke oopar yadi chhat gir p di hoti ya unhoanne bijali ka tar hath se pak d liya hota, to bhi vah itane badahavas n hote. aankhean pha d kar bole-tum kaangres ke jalase mean jaogi?

‘haan, zaroor jaooangi.’

‘maian nahian chahata ki tum vahaan jao.’

‘agar tum meri paravah nahian karate, to mera dharm nahian ki tumhari har ek ajna ka palan karooan.’

mistar seth ne aankhoan mean vish bhar kar kaha-natija bura hoga.

godavari mano talavar ke samane chhati khol kar boli-isaki chianta nahian, tum kisi ke eeshvar nahian ho.

mistar seth khoob garm p de, dhamakiyaan dian, akhir muanh pher kar let rahe. pratahkal phlavar sho jate samay bhi unhoanne godavari se kuchh n kaha.

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godavari jis samay kaangres ke jalase mean pahuanchi, to kee hazar mardoan aur auratoan ka jamav tha. mantri ne chande ki apil ki thi aur kuchh log chanda de rahe the. godavari us jagah kh di ho gayi jahaan aur striyaan jama thian aur dekhane lagi ki log kya dete haian. adhikaansh log do-do, char-char ana hi de rahe the. vahaan aisa dhanavanh tha hi kaun? usane apani jeb tatoli, to ek rupaya nikala. usane samajha yah kafi hai. isi intajar mean thi ki jholi samane ave to usamean dal dooan? sahasa vahi andha l daka jise ki usane paisa diya tha, n jane kidhar se a gaya aur jyoan hi chande ki jholi usake samane pahuanchi, usane usamean kuchh dal diya. sabaki aankhean usaki taraph uth gayian. sabako kutoohal ho raha tha ki andhe ne kya diya? kahian ek adh paisa mil gaya hoga. din bhar gala pha data hai, tab bhi to us bechare ko roti nahian milati. agar yahi gana pishvaz aur saj ke sath kisi mahaphil mean hota to rupaye barasate; lekin s dak par gane vale andhe ki kaun paravah karata hai.

jholi mean paisa dal kar andha vahaan se chal diya aur kuchh door ja kar gane laga-

vatan ki dekhie takadir kab badalati hai.

sabhapati ne kaha-mitro, dekhie, yah vah paisa hai, jo ek garib andha l daka is jholi mean dal gaya hai. meri aankhoan mean is ek paise ki kimat kisi amir ke ek hazar rupaye se kam nahian. shayad yahi is garib ki sari bisat hogi. jab aise gariboan ki sahanubhooti hamare sath hai, to mujhe saty ki vijay mean koee sandeh nahian maloom hota. hamare yahaan kyoan itane fakir dikhayi dete haian. ya to isilie ki samaj mean inhean koee kam nahian milata ya daridrata se paida huee bimariyoan ke karan yah ab is yogy hi nahian rah gaye ki kuchh kam karean. ya bhikshavritti ne inamean koee samarthy hi nahian chho di. svarajy ke siva in gariboan ka ab uddhar kaun kar sakata hai. dekhie, vah ga raha hai-

vatan ki dekhie takadir kab badalati hai.

is pi dit hriday mean kitana utsarg! kya ab bhi koee sandeh kar sakata hai ki yah kisaki avaz hai? (paisa oopar utha kar) apamean kaun is ratn ko kharid sakata hai?

godavari ke man mean jijnasa huee, kya yah vahi paisa to nahian hai, jo rat maianne use diya tha? kya usane sachamuch rat ko kuchh nahian khaya?

usane ja kar samip se paise ko dekha, jo mej par rakh diya gaya tha. usaka hriday dhakh se ho gaya. yah vahi ghisa hua paisa tha.

us aandhe ki dasha, usake tyag ka smaran karake godavari anurakt ho uthi. kaanpate hue svar mean boli-mujhe ap yah paisa de dijie, maian paanch rupaye dooangi.

sabhapati ne kaha-ek bahan is paise ke dam paanch rupaye de rahi haian.

doosari avaz ayi-das rupaye.

tisari avaz ayi-bis rupaye.

godavari ne is aantim vyakti ki or dekha. usake mukh par atmabhiman jhalak raha tha. mano kah raha ho ki yahaan kaun hai, jo meri barabari kar sake! godavari ke man mean sparddha ka bhav jag utha. chahe kuchh ho jaye, isake hath mean yah paisa n jay. samajhata hai, isane bis rupaye kya kah diye, sare sansar ko mol le liya.

godavari ne kaha-chalis rupaye.

us purush ne turant kaha-pachas rupaye.

hajaroan aankhean godavari ki or uth gayian mano kah rahi hoan, ab ap hi hamari laj rakhie.

godavari ne us adami ki or dekh kar dhamaki se mile hue svar mean kaha-sau rupaye.

dhani adami ne bhi turant kaha-ek sau bis rupaye.

logoan ke chehare par havaiyaan u dane lagian. samajh gaye, isi ke hath vijay rahi. nirash aankhoan se godavari ki or takane lage; magar jyoan hi godavari ke muanh se nikala dedh sau, ki charoan taraph taliyaan p dane lagian. mano kisi dangal ke darshak apane pahalavan ki vijay par matavale ho gaye hoan.

us adami ne phir kaha-paune do sau.

godavari boli-do sau.

phir charoan taraph se taliyaan p dian. pratidvandvi ne ab maidan se hat jane hi mean apani kushal samajhi.

godavari vijay ke garv par namrata ka parda dale hue kh di thi aur hajaroan shubhakamanaean us par phooloan ki tarah baras rahi thian.

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jab logoan ko maloom hua ki yah devi mistar seth ki bivi haian, to unhean eershyamay anand ke sath us par daya bhi ayi.

mistar seth abhi phlavar sho mean hi the ki ek pulis ke aphasar ne unhean yah ghatak sanvad sunaya. mistar seth sakate mean p d gaye, mano sari deh shoony p d gayi ho. phir donoan mutthiyaan baandh lian. daant pise, oanth chabaye aur usi vakt ghar chale. unaki motar-saikil kabhi itani tej n chali thi.

ghar mean qadam rakhate hi unhoanne chinagariyoan-bhari aankhoan se dekhate hue kaha-kya tum mere muanh mean kalikh putavana chahati ho?

godavari ne shaant bhav se kaha-kuchh muanh se bhi to kaho ya galiyaan hi diye jaoge? tumhare muanh mean kalikh lagegi, to kya mere muanh mean n lagegi? tumhari j d khudegi, to mere lie doosara kaun-sa sahara hai.

mistar seth-sare shahar mean toofan macha hua hai. tumane mere rupaye diye kyoan?

godavari ne usi shaant bhav se kaha-isalie ki maian use apana hi rupaya samajhati hooan.

mistar seth daant kitakita kar bole-haragiz nahian, tumhean mera rupaya kharch karane ka koee hak nahian hai.

godavari-bilakul galat, tumhare rupaye kharch karane ka tumhean jitana akhtiyar hai, utana hi mujhako bhi hai. haan, jab talak ka qanoon pas kara loge aur talak de doge, tab n rahega.

mistar seth ne apana hait itane zor se mej par pheanka ki vah ludhakata hua zamin par gir p da aur bole-mujhe tumhari akl par afasos ata hai. janati ho tumhari is uddandata ka kya natija hoga? mujhase javab talab ho jayega. batalao, kya javab dooanga? jab yah zahir hai ki kaangres sarakar se dushmani kar rahi hai to kaangres ki madad karana sarakar ke sath dushmani karana hai.

‘tumane to nahian ki kaangres ki madad!’

‘tumane to ki!’

‘isaki saza mujhe milegi ya tumhean? agar maian chori karooan, to kya tum jel jaoge?’

‘chori ki bat aur hai, yah bat aur hai.’

‘to kya kaangres ki madad karana chori ya dake se bhi bura hai?’

‘haan, sarakari naukar ke lie chori ya dake se bhi kahian bura hai.’

‘maianne yah nahian samajha tha.’

‘agar tumane yah nahian samajha tha, to tumhari hi buddhi ka bhram tha. roj akhabaroan mean dekhati ho, phir bhi mujhase poochhati ho. ek kaangres ka adami pletapharm par bolane kh da hota hai, to bisiyoan sade kap de vale pulis afasar usaki riport lene baithate haian. kaangres ke saraganaoan ke pichhe kee-kee mukhabir laga diye jate haian, jinaka kam yahi hai ki un par k di nigah rakhean. choroan ke sath to itani sakhti kabhi nahian ki jati. isilie hajaroan choriyaan aur dake aur khoon roj hote rahate haian, kisi ka kuchh pata nahian chalata, n pulis isaki paravah karati hai. magar pulis ko jis mamale mean rajaniti ki gandh bhi a jati hai phir dekho pulis ki mustaidi. inspektar janaral se lekar kaanstebil tak e diyoan tak ka zor lagate haian. sarakar ko choroan se bhay nahian. chor sarakar par chot nahian karata. kaangres sarakar ke akhtiyar par hamala karati hai, isalie sarakar bhi apani raksha ke lie apane akhtiyar se kam leti hai. yah to prakriti ka niyam hai.

mistar seth aj daftar chale, to unake qadam pichhe rah jate the! n jane aj vahaan kya hal ho. roj ki tarah daftar mean pahuanch kar unhoanne chaparasiyoan ko daanta nahian, klarkoan par rob nahian jamaya, chupake se jakar kursi par baith gaye. aisa maloom hota tha, koee talavar sir par latak rahi hai. sahab ki motar ki avaz sunate hi unake pran sookh gaye. roj vah apane kamare mean baithe rahate the. jab sahab a kar baith jate the, tab adh ghante ke bad misalean le kar pahuanchate the. aj vah baramade mean kh de the, sahab utare to jhuk kar unhoanne salam kiya. magar sahab ne muanh pher liya.

lekin vah himmat nahian hare, age badh kar parda hata diya, sahab kamare mean gaye, to seth sahab ne pankha khol diya, magar jan sookhi jati thi ki dekhean, kab sir par talavar girati hai. sahab jyoan hi kursi par baithe, seth ne lapak kar, sigar-kes aur diyasalaee mej par rakh di.

ekaek aisa maloom hua, mano asaman phat gaya ho, sahab garaj rahe the, tum dagabaj adami hai!

seth ne is tarah sahab ki taraph dekha, jaise unaka matalab nahian samajhe.

sahab ne phir garaj kar kaha-tum dagabaj adami hai.

mistar seth ka khoon garm ho utha, bole-mera to khayal hai ki mujhase b da rajabhakt is desh mean n hoga.

sahab-tum namakaharam adami hai.

mistar seth ke chehare par surkhi ayi-ap vyarth hi apani jaban kharab kar rahe haian.

sahab-tum shaitan adami hai.

mistar seth ki aankhoan mean surkhi ayi-ap meri beijjati kar rahe haian. aisi batean sunane ki mujhe adat nahian hai.

sahab-chup raho, yoo bladi. tumako sarakar paanch sau rupaye isalie nahian deta ki tum apane vaiph ke hath se kaangres ka chanda dilavao. tumako isalie sarakar rupaya nahian deta.

mistar seth ko ab apani saphaee dene ka avasar mila. bole-maian apako vishvas dilata hooan ki meri vaiph ne sarasar meri marji ke khilaf rupaye diye haian. maian to us vakt phlavar sho dekhane gaya tha, jahaan mis phraank ka guladasta paanch rupaye mean liya. vahaan se lauta, to mujhe yah khabar mili.

sahab-o! tum hamako bevakooph banata hai?

yah bat agni-shila ki bhaanti jyoan hi sahab ke mastishk mean ghusi, unake mizaj ka para ubal ke darje tak pahuanch gaya. kisi hiandustani ki itani majal ki unhean bevakooph banaye! vah jo hiandustan ke badashah haian, jinake pas b de-b de talukedar salam karane ate haian, jinake naukaroan ko b de-b de rees najarana dete haian, unhian ko koee bevakooph banaye! usake lie vah asahy tha. rool utha kar dau da.

lekin mistar seth bhi mazaboot adami the. yoan vah har tarah ki khushamad kiya karate the, lekin yah apaman svikar n kar sake. unhoanne rool ko to hath par liya aur ek dag age badh kar aisa ghooansa sahab ke muanh par rasid kiya ki sahab ki aankhoan ke samane aandhera chha gaya. vah is mushtiprahar ke lie taiyar n the. unhean kee bar isaka anubhav ho chuka tha ki netiv bahut shaant, dabboo, aur gamakhor hota hai. visheshakar sahaboan ke samane to usaki jaban tak nahian khulati. kursi par baith kar nak ka khoon poanchhane laga. phir mistar seth se ulajhane ki usaki himmat nahian p di, magar dil mean soch raha tha, ise kaise nicha dikhaooan.

mistar seth bhi apane kamare mean a kar is paristhiti par vichar karane lage. unhean bilakul khed n tha; balki vah apane sahas par prasann the. isaki badamashi to dekho ki mujh par rool chala diya. jitana dabata tha, utana hi dabaye jata tha. mem yaroan ko liye ghooma karati hai, usase bolane ki himmat nahian p dati. mujhase sher ban gaya. ab dau dega kamishnar ke pas. mujhe barakhast karaye bagair n chho dega. yah sab kuchh godavari ke karan ho raha hai. beijjati to ho hi gayi. ab rotiyoan ko bhi muhataj hona p da. mujhase to koee poochhega bhi nahian, barakhastagi ka paravana a jayega. apil kahaan hogi? sekretari haian hiandustani, magar aangarejoan se bhi zyada aangarej. hom membar bhi hindustani haian, magar aangarejoan ke gulam. godavari ke chande ka hal sunate hi unhean joo di chadh ayegi. nyay ki kisi se asha nahian, ab yahaan se nikal jane mean hi kushal hai.

unhoanne turant ek istipha likha aur sahab ke pas bhej diya. sahab ne us par likh diya, ‘barakhast’.

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dopahar ko jab mistar seth muanh latakaye hue ghar pahuanche to godavari ne poochha-aj jaldi kaise a gaye?

mistar seth dahakati huee aankhoan se dekh kar bole-jis bat par lagi thian, vah ho gayi. ab roo, sir par hath rakhake!

godavari-bat kya huee, kuchh kaho bhi to?

seth-bat kya huee, usane aankhean dikhayian, maianne chaanta jamaya aur istipha de kar chala aya.

godavari-istipha dene ki kya jaldi thi?

seth-aur kya sir ke bal nuchavata? tumhara yahi hal hai, to aj nahian, kal alag hona hi p data.

godavari-khair, jo hua achchha hi hua. aj se tum bhi kaangres mean sharik ho jao.

seth ne oanth chaba kar kaha-lajaogi to nahian, oopar se ghav par namak chhi dakati ho.

godavari-lajaooan kyoan, mean to khush hooan ki tumhari be diyaan kat gayian.

seth-akhir kuchh socha hai, kam kaise chalega?

godavari-sab soch liya hai. maian chal kar dikha dooangi. haan, maian jo kuchh kahooan, vah tum kiye jana. ab tak maian tumhare isharoan par chalati thi, ab se tum mere ishare par chalana. maian tumase kisi bat ki shikayat n karati thi; tum jo kuchh khilate the khati thi, jo kuchh pahanate the pahanati thi. mahal mean rakhate, mahal mean rahati. jhoanp di mean rakhate, jhoanp di mean rahati. usi tarah tum bhi rahana. jo kam karane ko kahooan vah karana. phir dekhooan kaise kam nahian chalata. b dappan soot-boot aur that-bat mean nahian hai. jisaki atma pavitr ho, vahi ooancha hai. aj tak tum mere pati the, aj se maian tumhara pati hooan.

seth ji usaki or sneh ki aankhoan se dekh kar hans p de.