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"I think you said it after careful thinking”. "Where is the need for thinking in this matter ?" "Am I your brother ?”
For a moment, Anjali looked at him with fixed eyes. Virdev's eyes grew moist.
"True Virdev. I feel blessed to secure a heroic and noble brother like you. Indeed, to-day, my life has attained its fulfilment".
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"Anjali, we are indeed brother and sister”. “Is it true Virdev ?"
“Yes, sister. We are children of one father though our mothers are different”.
Anjali kept looking at him with fixed eyes.
"King Shubhamati revealed this secret to me at the time of his setting off. Until then I too was completely ignorant of it" Virdev said in a serious voice.
Anjali turned pale to hear this. She fell into deep thoughtfulness. After a few moments, she said.
“Virdev, I shall go back to Kautukmangal”.
When Anjali said this, suddenly Virdev's eyes welled up with tears.
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