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THE WRECK
Kamala was quite ready to assume the role of house- wife without expecting any outside help or instruc- tion, for her life at her uncle's had been a continuous round of cooking, nursing, and housework. Her neat- ness, dexterity, and the cheerful alacrity with which she went about her duties enchanted Ramesh, but simultaneously he was assailed by tormenting questions: What were their future relations to be? To keep her with him and to turn her away were alike unthinkable. Where was he to draw the line in his daily intercourse with her? If only Hemnalini had been one of the party everything would be simple! But that was im- possible, and he could think of no other solution to his present entanglement. He finally decided to have done with concealment; Kamala must know the whole truth.
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