indivisible, and seeing Gobind Lâl's tendency to go astray, Krishna Kanta, to correct this tendency, had given the succession to Bhramar. Nor did she once conceive it likely that in his dying state Krishna Kanta's intellect had become obscured, and that he had made this unsuitable arrangement under a delusion. She dwelt only on the fact that in her daughter-in-law's household she was now only entitled to food and raiment, and would have to live henceforth as one known by the neighbours to be dependent on her daughter-in-law. Therefore she decided it would be well for her to leave the family. A widow, and somewhat self-centred, she had, from the time of her husband's death, desired to go on pilgrimage to Benares, but from love for her son had hitherto refrained. But now again that desire had become strong. She said to Gobind Lâl, "One after another the elders of the house are gone, and my time is approaching. Do a son's office. Send me now to Benares." Gobind Lâl forthwith consented to this proposal. He replied, "Very good; I will go and take you there myself."
As ill-fate would have it, Bhramar had
