Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

“ Husband and wife met in the serene solitude of the woods and in the dark shadows of the trees before the waking of the beasts and the birds of the jungle. Their meeting was witnessed by the fading stars in the blue sky and the endless rows of sal trees. In the distance, one could hear the music of a little stream as it rippled against rocks and stones. ”

“ I have been on my feet for the last twenty-four hours and have not slept at all for the last two nights — I am human, you know.'
Kalyani smiled a little. Jiban turned to Mahendra and said: 'I will take care of that. You two may go to Padachina. You will meet your daughter there.'
Jiban left for Bharuipur to fetch Sukumari from Nimi. It was no easy task. Nimi was sad at the very idea of parting with Sukumari whom she had been nurturing as her own daughter. Her face went through a thousand tragic changes at the thought of giving up such a sweet child — the child she loved so much. ”