=like a fish out of water.=] Completely out of place, because he was
used to city life.
=macadamised road.=] He would have infinitely preferred the streets
and shops and crowded markets of Calcutta.
=smoke ... from the village cowsheds.=] Such as is used to drive away
the mosquitoes.
=BaA1/4l.=] A religious sect in Bengal whose members sing songs and often
go about begging.
=No more of this.=] He was afraid he might become too deeply attached
to Ratan if he stayed.
=Its fond mistakes are persistent.=] We continually try to deceive
ourselves that what we _wish_ to be true _is_ true. When at last
we find out the truth, we could almost wish we had not done so.