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154 that sick men could no longer obtain castor oil. If any one went to buy skimmed milk, the milk-sellers said that the little they had remaining had, by the blessing of the Brahmans, been turned into curds.

In some fashion the tumult of the srâddha was silenced, and the torment of reading the last will began. Hara Lâl, on reading it, perceived that it had been signed by many witnesses, and that there was no chance of upsetting it, so after the srâddha he returned to his home. After the reading, Gobind Lâl came to Bhramar and asked, "Have you heard what was in the will?"

"What is it?"

"A half-share to you."

"It is not mine, but yours."

"You and I are now apart. It is not mine, but yours."

"Even so, it is yours."

"I will not enjoy your property."

Bhramar had a strong desire to weep, but from pride repressed her tears and said, "What will you do then?"