Chapter1
Itbeganin
एक
aWoman’sClubinLondononएक
aFebruaryafternoon—anuncomfortableclub,और
andamiserableafternoon—whenMrs.Wilkins,जो
whohadcomedownfromHampsteadtoshopऔर
andhadlunchedatherclub,tookupTheTimesfromthetableinthesmoking-room,और
andrunningherlistlesseyeनीचे
downtheAgonyColumnsawthis:.ToThose
जो
whoAppreciateWistariaandSunshine.छोटा सा
SmallmediaevalItalianCastleontheshoresoftheMediterraneantobeLetFurnishedforthemonthofApril.Necessaryservantsremain.
Z,Box1000,TheTimes.
Thatwasitsconception;
yet,asin
को
thecaseofmanyanother,को
theconceiverwasunawareofitatको
themoment.SoentirelyunawarewasMrs.WilkinsthatherAprilforthat
वर्ष
yearhadthenandtherebeensettledforherthatshedroppedthenewspaperwithएक
agesturethatwasbothirritatedऔर
andresigned,andwentovertothewindowऔर
andstareddrearilyoutatthedrippingसड़क
street.Notforherweremediaevalcastles,eventhosethatarespeciallydescribedas
छोटे
small.NotforhertheshoresinApriloftheMediterranean,
और
andthewistariaandsunshine.Suchdelightswere
केवल
onlyfortherich.Yettheadvertisementhadbeenaddressedtopersonswhoappreciate
इन
thesethings,sothatithadbeen,anyhow,addressedभी
tootoher,forshecertainlyappreciatedउन
them;morethananybodyknew;
अधिक
morethanshehadevertold.लेकिन
Butshewaspoor.Inthewhole
दुनिया
worldshepossessedofherveryownकेवल
onlyninetypounds,savedfromसाल
yeartoyear,putbycarefullypoundbypound,बाहर
outofherdressallowance.Shehadscraped
यह
thissumtogetheratthesuggestionofherपति
husbandasashieldandrefugeखिलाफ
againstarainyday.Herdressallowance,givenherbyher
पिता
father,was£100ayear,sothatMrs.Wilkins’sclotheswerewhatherपति
husband,urginghertosave,calledmodestऔर
andbecoming,andheracquaintancetoeachदूसरे
other,whentheyspokeofheratall,whichwasseldomforshewasबहुत
verynegligible,calledaperfectsight.Mr.
Wilkins,
एक
asolicitor,encouragedthrift,exceptthatbranchofitwhichgotintohisभोजन
food.Hedidnotcallthatthrift,hecalledit
खराब
badhousekeeping.Butforthethrift
जो
which,likemoth,penetratedintoMrs.Wilkins’sclothesऔर
andspoiltthem,hehadबहुत
muchpraise.“Youneverknow,”he
कहा
said,“whentherewillbeएक
arainyday,andyoumaybeबहुत
verygladtofindyouपास
haveanest-egg.Indeedwe
दोनों
bothmay.”LookingoutoftheclubwindowintoShaftesburyAvenue—herswas
एक
aneconomicalclub,butconvenientforHampstead,जहां
whereshelived,andforShoolbred’s,जहां
wheresheshopped—Mrs.Wilkins,havingstoodthere
कुछ
sometimeverydrearily,hermind’seyeontheMediterraneaninApril,और
andthewistaria,andtheenviableopportunitiesoftherich,जबकि
whileherbodilyeyewatchedthereallyextremelyhorriblesootyrainfallingsteadilyonthehurryingumbrellasऔर
andsplashingomnibuses,suddenlywonderedwhetherशायद
perhapsthiswasnottherainyदिन
dayMellersh—MellershwasMr.Wilkins—hadsooftenencouragedhertopreparefor,और
andwhethertogetoutofsuchaclimateऔर
andintothesmallmediaevalcastlewasn’tशायद
perhapswhatProvidencehadallalongintendedhertoकी
dowithhersavings.Partofhersavings,ofcourse;
शायद
perhapsquiteasmallpart.Thecastle,beingmediaeval,might
भी
alsobedilapidated,anddilapidationsweresurelycheap.Shewouldn’tin
को
theleastmindafewofthem,क्योंकि
becauseyoudidn’tpayfordilapidationswhichwereपहले
alreadythere;onthecontrary—byreducingthepriceyouhadtopaythey
वास्तव
reallypaidyou.Butwhatnonsenseto
सोचना
thinkofit...Sheturnedawayfromthewindow
साथ
withthesamegestureofmingledirritationऔर
andresignationwithwhichshehadlaiddownTheTimes,और
andcrossedtheroomtowardsthedoorसाथ
withtheintentionofgettinghermackintoshऔर
andumbrellaandfightingherरास्ता
wayintooneoftheovercrowdedomnibusesऔर
andgoingtoShoolbred’sonherरास्ता
wayhomeandbuyingsomesolesforMellersh’sdinner—Mellershwasdifficultसाथ
withfishandlikedonlysoles,exceptsalmon—whenshebeheldMrs.Arbuthnot,aमहिला
womansheknewbysightasभी
alsolivinginHampsteadandbelongingtotheclub,sittingatthetableinthemiddleoftheकमरे
roomonwhichthenewspapersऔर
andmagazineswerekept,absorbed,inherturn,inthefirstpageofTheTimes.Mrs.
WilkinshadneveryetspokentoMrs.Arbuthnot,
जो
whobelongedtooneofthevariouschurchsets,और
andwhoanalysed,classified,dividedऔर
andregisteredthepoor;whereasshe
और
andMellersh,whentheydidgoबाहर
out,wenttothepartiesofimpressionistpainters,ofwhominHampsteadtherewereकई
many.Mellershhadasisterwhohadmarriedoneofthem
और
andlivedupontheHeath,और
andbecauseofthisallianceMrs.Wilkinswasdrawnintoacirclewhichwashighlyunnaturaltoउसके
her,andshehadlearnedtodreadpictures.Shehadto
कहना
saythingsaboutthem,andshedidn’tपता
knowwhattosay.Sheusedtomurmur,“Marvellous,”
और
andfeelthatitwasnotपर्याप्त
enough.Butnobodyminded.
Nobodylistened.
Nobodytook
किसी
anynoticeofMrs.Wilkins.Shewasthe
तरह
kindofpersonwhoisnotnoticedatparties.Herclothes,infestedbythrift,madeherpracticallyinvisible;
herfacewasnon-arresting;
herconversationwasreluctant;
shewasshy.
और
Andifone’sclothesandfaceऔर
andconversationareallnegligible,सोचा
thoughtMrs.Wilkins,whorecognisedherdisabilities,क्या
what,atparties,isthereleftofएक
one?Alsoshewasalways
साथ
withWilkins,thatclean-shaven,fine-lookingआदमी
man,whogaveaparty,merelybycomingtoit,एक
agreatair.Wilkinswas
बहुत
veryrespectable.Hewasknowntobehighlythoughtofbyhisseniorpartners.
Hissister’scircleadmiredhim.
Hepronouncedadequatelyintelligentjudgmentsonart
और
andartists.Hewaspithy;
hewasprudent;
heneversaid
एक
awordtoomuch,nor,ontheotherओर
hand,didheeversayएक
awordtoolittle.Heproducedtheimpressionofkeepingcopiesofeverythinghesaid;
और
andhewassoobviouslyreliablethatitoftenhappenedthatpeoplewhomethimatइन
thesepartiesbecamediscontentedwiththeirownsolicitors,और
andafteraperiodofrestlessnessextricatedthemselvesऔर
andwenttoWilkins.NaturallyMrs.Wilkinswasblottedout.
“She,”
कहा
saidhissister,withsomethingherselfofthejudicial,thedigested,और
andthefinalinhermanner,“shouldstayathome.”लेकिन
ButWilkinscouldnotleavehisपत्नी
wifeathome.Hewas
एक
afamilysolicitor,andallऐसे
suchhavewivesandshowउन्हें
them.Withhisinthe
सप्ताह
weekhewenttoparties,और
andwithhisonSundayshewenttochurch.Being
अभी भी
stillfairlyyoung—hewasthirty-nine—andambitiousofoldladies,ofwhomhehadnotyetacquiredinhispracticeasufficientसंख्या
number,hecouldnotaffordtoयाद
misschurch,anditwasthereकि
thatMrs.Wilkinsbecamefamiliar,हालांकि
thoughneverthroughwords,withMrs.Arbuthnot.Shesawhermarshalling
को
thechildrenofthepoorintopews.ShewouldcomeinattheheadoftheprocessionfromtheSunday
स्कूल
Schoolexactlyfiveminutesbeforethechoir,और
andgetherboysandgirlsneatlyfittedintotheirallottedseats,और
anddownontheirlittlekneesintheirpreliminaryprayer,और
andupagainontheirfeetjustरूप
as,totheswellingorgan,thevestryदरवाजा
dooropened,andthechoirऔर
andclergy,bigwiththelitaniesऔर
andcommandmentstheywerepresentlytorollआउट
out,emerged.Shehadasadface,yetshewasevidentlyefficient.
ThecombinationusedtomakeMrs.Wilkinswonder,forshehadbeentoldbyMellersh,ondays
जब
whenshehadonlybeenabletoप्राप्त
getplaice,thatifonewereefficientonewouldn’tbedepressed,और
andthatifonedoesone’sकाम
jobwellonebecomesautomaticallybrightऔर
andbrisk.AboutMrs.Arbuthnottherewas
कुछ
nothingbrightandbrisk,thoughबहुत
muchinherwaywiththeSundayस्कूल
Schoolchildrenthatwasautomatic;लेकिन
butwhenMrs.Wilkins,turningfromको
thewindow,caughtsightofherinको
theclubshewasnotbeingautomaticatall,लेकिन
butwaslookingfixedlyatएक
oneportionofthefirstpageofको
TheTimes,holdingthepaperquitestill,hereyesnotmoving.Shewas
सिर्फ
juststaring;andherface,asusual,wasthefaceof
एक
apatientanddisappointedMadonna.Obeying
एक
animpulseshewonderedatभी
evenwhileobeyingit,Mrs.Wilkins,theshyऔर
andthereluctant,insteadofproceedingasshehadintendedtothecloakroomऔर
andfromthencetoSchoolbred’sinsearchofMellersh’sfish,stoppedatthetableऔर
andsatdownexactlyoppositeMrs.Arbuthnot,towhomshehadneveryetspokeninherजीवन
life.Itwasoneof
उन
thoselong,narrowrefectorytables,sothattheywereकाफी
quiteclosetoeachother.Mrs.
Arbuthnot,however,didnotlook
ऊपर
up.Shecontinuedtogaze,witheyesthatseemedtobedreaming,at
एक
onespotonlyofTheTimes.Mrs.
Wilkinswatchedher
एक
aminute,tryingtoscrewतक
upcouragetospeaktoउसे
her.Shewantedtoaskherifshehadseentheadvertisement.
Shedidnot
पता
knowwhyshewantedtoपूछना
askherthis,butshewantedto.कैसे
Howstupidnottobeसक्षम
abletospeaktoher.Shelookedso
दयालु
kind.Shelookedsounhappy.
क्यों
Whycouldn’ttwounhappypeoplerefresheachदूसरे
otherontheirwaythroughइस
thisdustybusinessoflifebyएक
alittletalk—real,naturaltalk,बारे
aboutwhattheyfelt,whattheywouldhaveliked,whattheyअभी भी
stilltriedtohope?Andshecouldnothelpthinking
कि
thatMrs.Arbuthnot,too,wasreadingकि
thatverysameadvertisement.Hereyeswereontheverypartofthepaper.
Was
वह
she,too,picturingwhatitwouldbelike—thecolour,thefragrance,theप्रकाश
light,thesoftlappingoftheseaamonglittleगर्म
hotrocks?Colour,fragrance,light,sea;
insteadofShaftesburyAvenue,
और
andthewetomnibuses,andthefishdepartmentatShoolbred’s,और
andtheTubetoHampstead,और
anddinner,andto-morrowtheही
sameandthedayaftertheही
sameandalwaysthesame...SuddenlyMrs.Wilkinsfoundherselfleaningacross
को
thetable.“Areyoureading
बारे
aboutthemediaevalcastleandthewistaria?”sheheardherself
पूछते
asking.NaturallyMrs.Arbuthnotwassurprised;
लेकिन
butshewasnothalfsoज्यादा
muchsurprisedasMrs.Wilkinswasatherselfforasking.Mrs.
Arbuthnothadnotyettoherknowledgeseteyesontheshabby,lank,loosely-put-togetherfiguresittingoppositeher,
साथ
withitssmallfreckledfaceऔर
andbiggreyeyesalmostdisappearingunderएक
asmashed-downwet-weatherhat,andshegazedatherएक
amomentwithoutanswering.Shewasreading
बारे
aboutthemediaevalcastleandthewistaria,या
orratherhadreadaboutitदस
tenminutesbefore,andsincethenhadbeenखो
lostindreams—oflight,ofcolour,offragrance,ofthesoftlappingoftheseaamongछोटे
littlehotrocks...“Whydoyou
पूछते
askmethat?”shesaidinhergravevoice,forhertrainingof
और
andbythepoorhadmadehergraveऔर
andpatient.Mrs.
Wilkinsflushed
और
andlookedexcessivelyshyandfrightened.“Oh,
केवल
onlybecauseIsawitभी
too,andIthoughtperhaps—Iसोचा
thoughtsomehow—”shestammered.
WhereuponMrs.Arbuthnot,her
मन
mindbeingusedtogettingलोगों
peopleintolistsanddivisions,fromhabitconsidered,asshegazedthoughtfullyatMrs.Wilkins,तहत
underwhatheading,supposingshehadtoclassifyउसे
her,shecouldmostproperlybeरखा
put.“AndIknowyoubysight,”wentonMrs.Wilkins,
जो
who,likealltheshy,बार
onceshewasstartedplungedon,frighteningherselftoअधिक
moreandmorespeechbythesheerध्वनि
soundofwhatshehadकहा
saidlastinherears.“EverySunday—Iseeyou
हर
everySundayinchurch—”.“Inchurch?”
echoedMrs.Arbuthnot.
“And
यह
thisseemssuchawonderfulthing—thisadvertisementबारे
aboutthewistaria—and—”.Mrs.
Wilkins,
जो
whomusthavebeenatकम
leastthirty,brokeoffandwriggledinherchairसाथ
withthemovementofanawkwardऔर
andembarrassedschoolgirl.“Itseemssowonderful,”shewentonin
एक
akindofburst,“and—itissuchएक
amiserableday...”और
AndthenshesatlookingatMrs.Arbuthnotसाथ
withtheeyesofanimprisonedकुत्ते
dog.“Thispoorthing,”thoughtMrs.Arbuthnot,whose
जीवन
lifewasspentinhelpingऔर
andalleviating,“needsadvice.”Sheaccordinglypreparedherselfpatientlyto
देने
giveit.“Ifyouseemeinchurch,”she
कहा
said,kindlyandattentively,“Isupposeyouरहते
liveinHampsteadtoo?”“Ohyes,”saidMrs.Wilkins.
और
Andsherepeated,herheadonitsलंबी
longthinneckdroopingaथोड़ा
littleasiftherecollectionofHampsteadbowedउसे
her,“Ohyes.”“Where?”
askedMrs.Arbuthnot,
जो
who,whenadvicewasneeded,naturallyपहले
firstproceededtocollectthefacts.लेकिन
ButMrs.Wilkins,layingherहाथ
handsoftlyandcaressinglyonthepartofTheTimesजहां
wheretheadvertisementwas,asthoughthemereprintedwordsofitwereprecious,केवल
onlysaid,“Perhapsthat’swhythisseemssowonderful.”“No—I
लगता
thinkthat’swonderfulanyhow,”saidMrs.Arbuthnot,भूलते
forgettingfactsandfaintlysighing.“Thenyouwerereadingit?”
“Yes,”
कहा
saidMrs.Arbuthnot,hereyesgoingdreamyफिर
again.“Wouldn’titbewonderful?”
murmuredMrs.Wilkins.
“Wonderful,”saidMrs.Arbuthnot.
Herface,
जो
whichhadlitup,fadedintopatienceफिर
again.“Verywonderful,”shesaid.
“Butit’snousewastingone’s
समय
timethinkingofsuchthings.”“Oh,
लेकिन
butitis,”wasMrs.Wilkins’squick,surprisingreply;surprising
क्योंकि
becauseitwassomuchunliketherestofher—thecharacterlesscoatऔर
andskirt,thecrumpledhat,theundecidedwispofhairstragglingबाहर
out.“Andjusttheconsideringofthemisworthwhileinitself—sucha
परिवर्तन
changefromHampstead—andsometimesIbelieve—Iवास्तव
reallydobelieve—ifoneconsidersकठिन
hardenoughonegetsthings.”Mrs.
Arbuthnotobservedherpatiently.
Inwhatcategorywould
वह
she,supposingshehadto,putउसे
her?“Perhaps,”shesaid,leaningforwarda
थोड़ा
little,“youwilltellmeyourनाम
name.Ifwearetobefriends”—shesmiledhergravesmile—“asI
आशा
hopeweare,wehadबेहतर
betterbeginatthebeginning.”“Ohyes—howkindofyou.
I’mMrs.Wilkins,”saidMrs.Wilkins.
“Idon’texpect,”sheadded,flushing,asMrs.Arbuthnot
कहा
saidnothing,“thatitconveysanythingtoyou.Sometimesit—itdoesn’tseemtoconvey
कुछ
anythingtomeeither.But”—shelookedroundwithamovementofseekinghelp—“IamMrs.Wilkins.”
Shedidnot
पसंद
likehername.Itwas
एक
amean,smallname,withएक
akindoffacetioustwist,sheसोचा
thought,aboutitsendliketheupwardcurveofएक
apugdog’stail.Thereitwas,however.
Therewas
नहीं
nodoinganythingwithit.Wilkinsshewas
और
andWilkinsshewouldremain;और
andthoughherhusbandencouragedhertoदेने
giveitonalloccasionsasMrs.Mellersh-Wilkinssheकेवल
onlydidthatwhenhewaswithinearshot,forshethoughtMellershmadeWilkinsworse,emphasisingitinthewayChatsworthonthegate-postsofएक
avillaemphasisesthevilla.जब
WhenfirsthesuggestedsheshouldaddMellershshehadobjectedfortheabovereason,और
andafterapause—Mellershwasmuchtooprudenttoबोलने
speakexceptafterapause,duringजिसके
whichpresumablyhewastakingएक
acarefulmentalcopyofhiscomingobservation—heकहा
said,muchdispleased,“ButIamnotएक
avilla,”andlookedatherashelookswhohopes,forperhapsthehundredthबार
time,thathemaynotहै
havemarriedafool.Ofcoursehewasnot
एक
avilla,Mrs.Wilkinsassuredउसे
him;shehadneversupposedhewas;
shehadnotdreamedofmeaning...
shewasonlyjustthinking...
The
अधिक
moresheexplainedthemoreearnestbecameMellersh’sआशा
hope,familiartohimbyइस
thistime,forhehadthenbeenaपति
husbandfortwoyears,thathemightnotbyanychancehaveशादी
marriedafool;andtheyhadaprolongedquarrel,
यदि
ifthatcanbecalledaquarrelwhichisconductedसाथ
withdignifiedsilenceononeतरफ
sideandearnestapologyontheother,astowhetherornoMrs.WilkinshadintendedtosuggestthatMr.Wilkinswasavilla.“Ibelieve,”shehadthought
जब
whenitwasatlastover—ittookalongwhile—“thatanybodywouldquarrelबारे
aboutanythingwhenthey’venotleftoffbeingसाथ
togetherforasingledayforदो
twowholeyears.Whatwe
दोनों
bothneedisaholiday.”“Myhusband,”wentonMrs.WilkinstoMrs.Arbuthnot,tryingtothrow
कुछ
somelightonherself,“isasolicitor.He—”
Shecast
बारे
aboutforsomethingshecouldकह
sayelucidatoryofMellersh,andfound:“He’s
बहुत
veryhandsome.”“Well,”saidMrs.Arbuthnotkindly,“thatmustbe
एक
agreatpleasuretoyou.”“Why?”
askedMrs.Wilkins.
“Because,”
कहा
saidMrs.Arbuthnot,alittletakenaback,forconstantintercourseसाथ
withthepoorhadaccustomedhertohaveherpronouncementsacceptedबिना
withoutquestion,“becausebeauty—handsomeness—isagiftतरह
likeanyother,andifitisproperlyused—”.Shetrailedoffintosilence.
Mrs.Wilkins’s
बड़ी
greatgreyeyeswerefixedonher,और
anditseemedsuddenlytoMrs.Arbuthnotthatशायद
perhapsshewasbecomingcrystallisedintoahabitofexposition,और
andofexpositionafterthemannerofnursemaids,throughhavinganaudiencethatcouldn’tbutagree,thatwouldbeडर
afraid,ifitwished,tointerrupt,thatdidn’tknow,thatwas,inवास्तव
fact,athermercy.ButMrs.Wilkinswasnotlistening;
forjustthen,absurdasitseemed,
एक
apicturehadflashedacrossherbrain,और
andthereweretwofiguresinitsittingसाथ
togetherunderagreattrailingwistariathatstretchedacrossthebranchesofएक
atreeshedidn’tknow,और
anditwasherselfandMrs.Arbuthnot—shesawthem—shesawउन्हें
them.Andbehindthem,brightinsunshine,wereoldgreywalls—themediaevalcastle—shesawit—theywerethere...
ShethereforestaredatMrs.Arbuthnot
और
anddidnothearaशब्द
wordshesaid.AndMrs.Arbuthnotstared
भी
tooatMrs.Wilkins,arrestedbyको
theexpressiononherface,जो
whichwassweptbytheexcitementofwhatshesaw,और
andwasasluminousandtremulousunderitasपानी
waterinsunlightwhenitisruffledbyagustofwind.At
इस
thismoment,ifshehadbeenatकिसी
aparty,Mrs.Wilkinswouldhavebeenlookedatwithinterest.Theystaredateach
दूसरे
other;Mrs.Arbuthnotsurprised,inquiringly,Mrs.Wilkins
साथ
withtheeyesofsomeonewhohashadarevelation.Ofcourse.
Thatwashowitcouldbe
किया
done.Sheherself,shebyherself,couldn’tafford
इसे
it,andwouldn’tbeable,evenifshecouldaffordइसे
it,togothereallअकेले
alone;butsheandMrs.Arbuthnot
साथ
together...Sheleanedacrossthetable.
“Whydon’twe
कोशिश
tryandgetit?”shewhispered.
Mrs.
Arbuthnotbecame
भी
evenmorewide-eyed.“Getit?”
sherepeated.
“Yes,”
कहा
saidMrs.Wilkins,stillasthoughshewereडर
afraidofbeingoverheard.“Not
बस
justsithereandsayHowwonderful,और
andthengohometoHampsteadबिना
withouthavingputoutafinger—goघर
homejustasusualandदेखें
seeaboutthedinnerandthefishबस
justaswe’vebeendoingforyearsऔर
andyearsandwillgoondoingforyearsऔर
andyears.Infact,”saidMrs.Wilkins,flushingtotherootsofherhair,forthesoundofwhatshewassaying,ofwhatwascomingpouring
बाहर
out,frightenedher,andyetshecouldn’tstop,“Iseenoअंत
endtoit.Thereisno
अंत
endtoit.Sothatthereoughttobea
ब्रेक
break,thereoughttobeintervals—ineverybody’sinterests.क्यों
Why,itwouldreallybebeingunselfishtogoदूर
awayandbehappyforएक
alittle,becausewewouldआ
comebacksomuchnicer.You
देखते
see,afterabiteverybodyneedsaholiday.”“But—how
क्या
doyoumean,getit?”पूछा
askedMrs.Arbuthnot.“Takeit,”saidMrs.Wilkins.
“Takeit?”