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after all they too understand love and.
affection i had heard many nature lovers talk about.
love for animals but till date i have not been.
able to gather the courage to find out the.
truth and have also not nurtured any remote wish.
to do so so naturally it was not surprising for.
me to get apprehensive at the possibility of an.
attack from the monkeys and then.
i noticed bhabaprasad getting unduly.
assumed at the sudden apprehension that had gripped me.
have they ever harassed anyone say.
like destroying clothes and belongings.
or getting angry and clawing or gnawing.
at without letting me finish bhabaprasad explained that no.
such incident had ever occurred because the monkeys had.
by now understood that visitors came to the bungalow.
just for a night or two to rest and.
could never challenge their traditional supermacy like permanent residents.
in fact during their brief stayed a visitors.
either out of fear or love for.
natures resources would try to weave a temporary bond.
of friendship with the animals.
that in no way caused any obstruction.
to the dominance of the monkeys.
i did not let bhabaprasad know that i.
was not comforted by his assuagement.
he fits two buckets of water and.
placed them in the bathroom well water.
from where will you get municipal water here.
there were some traces of resentment in bhabaprasads straightforward.
reply it was natural because apart from the.
wells there could be no other source of.
water in the area the small hillocks in the.
surroundings made me realise that installing a tubewell was.
a difficult task because the rocks deep inside would.
surely cause obstructions to the pipes.
how far is the well if i can.
fits water myself when i need it.
i wont have to trouble you.
its quite nearby and can be seen from.
the back door of the bathroom.
bhabaprasad said.
compelling me to guess the location of.
the well with an indication of his finger.
you dont have to draw water from.
the well i will do it for you.
no i mean suppose i feel like cooling myself in.
he heat with a bucket of water.
why should i bother you so late.
there was some psychological reason for it.
and despite trying hard i had not been able.
prabals telephone rang shrilly.
hello yes prabal phukan speaking.
hey is that balen.
where are you calling from.
are you calling from guwahati.
when did you arrive in the U S A.
you are on your way here.
you will tell everything then.
but where are you putting up.
when and how will you come here.
i have to go to receive you.
there are regular buses playing from chicago to north western.
i will wait for you.
with a beating heart from two o clock.
hey i am not joking.
i am already impatient to meet you.
oh i havent meet you for so long.
really still can't believe.
you are calling from america.
it feels dream.
i will hang up otherwise you will get late.
you wont be able to catch the bus.
but i feel as if i will loss you.
i put the receiver down.
the dream will come to an ind.
i will wait till we meet.
putting down the receiver.
prabal started at the phone for a long time.
indeed balen had come here to america and in five hours time.
he would be here in flesh and blood.
he still could not believe it.
he picked up the receiver again and started.
hello judith this is prabal speaking.
a friend of mine has come from assam.
no not imran i am not sure when imran is coming.
he is balen i have told you about him.
that boy from golaghat.
golaghat near the nambor forest.
balen is a newspaper reporter.
senior reporter of an old and reputed daily of guwahati.
the one who was noticed after an interview with.
dr robin banerjee you remember him.
only at the mention of robin banerjee.
poor balen who have forgotten the very stairs.
which helped you to climb to the top.
anyway he is arriving here at around two.
he doesnt know of your existence.
unless he has heard rumours.
since we had not written to each other.