Thus saying, the mad-woman uttered a loud laugh.  Alarmed, Debendra moved to the other side of the bed; then Hira danced out of the house, singing the old love-song.

From that time Debendra’s bed of death was full of thorns.  He died delirious, uttering words of the love-song.

After his death the night-watch heard with a beating heart the familiar strain from the mad-woman in the garden.

The “Poison Tree” is finished.  We trust it will yield nectar in many a house.

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GLOSSARY OF HINDU WORDS.

Attar.  Commonly called in England Otto of Roses.

Bari.  The Hindu home.

Bhagirati.  A river, branch of the Ganges.

Boiragi.  A religious devotee.

Boisnavi.  A female mendicant; a votary of Vishnu.

Boroari.  A Hindu festival.

Boita khana.  The sitting-room of the male members
                      of the household, and their guests.

Bonti.  A fish knife.

Bou.  The wife.

Brahmachari.  A student of the Vedas.

Brahman.  An officiating Hindu priest

Brahmo Somaj.  The church of the Theistic sect or Brahmos.

Dada Babu.  Elder brother.

Dahuk.  A bird of the Crane species.

Didi.  Elder sister.

Duftur Khana.  Accountant’s office.

Durga.  A Hindu goddess.

Darwan.  A doorkeeper.

Ghat.  Landing steps to a river or tank.

Ghi.  Clarified butter.

Gomashta.  Factor or agent; a rent-collector.

Grihini.  The house-mistress.

Ganga.  The river Ganges.

Joisto.  The Hindu month corresponding to May—­June.

Kabiraj.  A Hindu physician.

Kacheri.  Courthouse, or Revenue-office.

Kayasta.  The writer caste.

Khansamah.  A Mahommedan butler.

Korta.  The master of the house.

Ma Thakurani.  A title of respect to the mistress.

Mahal.  A division of a house.

Malini.  A flower girl.

Manji.  A boatman.

Naib.  A deputy, representing the Zemindar.

Pandit.  A learned Brahman.

Papiya.  A bird.

Puja.  Hindu worship.

Puja Mahal.  The division of the house devoted to worship.