"He hovered about uncertainly. The hushed voices, hurry, seriousness, agitation, hot water, and medicine-preparations for ushering a new person into the world-were too bewildering for Swaminathan's comprehension. Meanwhile, Granny kept asking something of everybody that passed by, and no one bothered to answer her." Mother had been abed for two days past. Swaminathan missed her very much in the kitchen, […]

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