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like him, wait for some days more. Let 'him be matured. When he becomes powerful, he will go away somewhere. Where will he wander now ?"
.: Jalinee remained silent and obeyed him, much against her will. But she tried all the ways to make Sikhee miserable. He never got the mother's love. He thought :
'Jalinee is my own mother. She has nourished me in her womb for nine months. Even so, why does she not love me? She calls all other boys with love, but she looks to me as if I am not her son but an enemy !
Again he thought :
'I try to keep my mother pleased in all possible ways, still she remains displeased.'
Sikhee had no attachment for his home. He was even ready to leave the ihouse in order to please his mother, but
