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Chapter IV
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K. I have willingly given him up ? B. But if his mission is fulfilled'.? K. 1 shall be his again. Does he know that I live. B. No. K. Do you not meet him ? B. I do. K. Do you speak nothing of me. B. No, the husband has no relation with a wife who is supposed to be dead. K. What do you say ? B. You have been re-born and may marry again. Kalyani had so far retained her attitude of reverence towards Bhavananda, but now she changed it to the familiar 'thou' and said, " Get me my daughter." " I will ; you may marry again." " Thyself, should I marry ? " " Say, will you marry ?" " Well, marry thee ? " " What if it comes to that ? " " What will then be of the vow you have taken ? " " It will go in the depths of the sea." " This noble mission ? " " The same way." " For what would you throw up all these ? ,r "For^w, Kalyani. Remember this that no one can keep his passions under control, — be he a man, a rishi, a siddha or a god. The vow of the Children is my very life, but, 1 say it for the first time, yon are greater far than my life. From the moment I revived you, I have been sold