Ramesh, could not, without being uncivil, delay answering Annada Babu's letter ; so he wrote :
Please forgive me for not calling on you ; I have been prevented from doing so by circumstaces over which I have no control.
But he did not give his new address. A day after he had posted his reply he went to Alipore court to make his first appearance as a pleader. As he continued going to court one day , on his way back, he heard a well known voice exclaim: " Dad, ther is Ramesh Babu !" "Stop, driver, stop," cried a man's voice, and a carriage drew up close to where he was standing for the sake of a cab. Annada Babu and his daughter were found sitting in the carriage Seeing Hemamalini with her sweet serene face, her dress and her hair arraged in the distinctive style so familiar to him, the plain bangles and the gold bracelets cut in facets on her wrists, a wave of emotion surged up in his breast and choked his utterance.
"You've stopped writing to us nowadays, or if you do you don't give your address. Where are you off to now? Doing anything in perticular ?" asked Annada Babu showing showing all concern for Ramesh Babu. They invited Ramesh to accompany them for tea with them in their house. Ramesh's heart was full, and there was no room in it for hesitation. He found the original affection and concern of Hemamalini on him.
"Where are you putting up now ?" asked Annada Babu.
" In Darjjipara,"said Ramesh "A relation of mine lives near Hedua and I took quarters in Darjjipara in order to keep in touch with him," he lied. It sounded pitifully inadequate explanation as his previou abode in Kalutola is sufficiently near to Hedua.
When carriage reached its destination the familiar rooms and furniture cast their spell over Ramesh. He heaved a sigh in which relief and regret were oddly blended, and sat down without a word.
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