Longing for romance, Mr. Biswas goes to Hanuman House at Arwacas and sees Shama. The Tulsis are a conservative, wealthy, pious Hindu family. They own a large dry goods store in Arwacas and hire Mr. Biswas to paint signs on the walls and columns of the interior. Pundit Tulsi, the family founder, is famous throughout Trinidad as the first man on the island to be killed by a motor car. He is the subject of an irreverent and highly popular drinking song.
Mr. Biswas is attracted to one of the Tulsi sisters, a slender girl of about sixteen named Shama. He dislikes her voice but is captivated by her smile, an irony since in years to come he will hear the voice much more often than he sees the smile......
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