THIRD SCENE
The Prison-House of Indrabad
The dead body of Goluk Chunder swinging, bound by his outer garment twisted like a rope; the Darogah of the Gaol and the Jamadar sitting.
Darogah. Who is gone to call Babu Bindu Madhab?
Jamadar. Manirodi is gone there. Till the Doctor comes, we cannot bring it down.
Darogah. Did not the Magistrate say, he will come here this day?
Jamadar. No, Sir, he has four days more to come. At Sachigunge on Saturday, they have a Champagne-party and ladies' dance. Mrs. Wood can never dance with any other but our Saheb; and I saw that when I was a bearer. Mrs. Wood is very kind; through the influence of one letter, she got me the Jamadary of the jail.
Darogah. Ah! Babu Bindu Madhab expressed great sorrow at his (father's) not eating food. When Babu Bindu sees this, he will quit life.
Enter Bindu Madhab
All things are by the will of God.
Bindu. What is this! What is this! Ah! ah! My father is dead while bound above ground with a rope! I was coming to try some means for his release. What sorrow! (places his own head on the breast of the dead body, then clasps the corpse, and weeps.) Oh father! Hast thou at once broken the ties of affection towards us? Shalt thou no more praise Bindu before other men for his English education? Calling Nobin Madhab by the name of "Bhima[1] of Svaropur"; is
- ↑ Bhima or Brikodar was the second brother of Yudhistira and the second son of Pandu (The Mahabharata). Bhima had a mighty
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