and was engaged during the day at his office.
The thought came to me that my brother-in-law’s life span would not be a long one. Roma must have read my mind.
“Dear brother,” she said, “I am well, and my husband is sick. Nevertheless, I want you to know that, as a devoted Hindu wife, I am going to be the first one to die. {FN22-2} It won’t be long now before I pass on.”
Taken aback at her ominous words, I yet realized
and was engaged during the day at his office.
The thought came to me that my brother-in-law’s life span would not be a long one. Roma must have read my mind.
“Dear brother,” she said, “I am well, and my husband is sick. Nevertheless, I want you to know that, as a devoted Hindu wife, I am going to be the first one to die. {FN22-2} It won’t be long now before I pass on.”
Taken aback at her ominous words, I yet realized