Chapter 40 Summary

Sai is directed to Gyan's home, which is dirty and poor. He asks her what she wants and his tone upsets her. She is mad that he never told her about the way he lived and feels betrayed. Sai wants to talk about Father Booty, but Gyan could care less about him. After a deep, confronting conversation, Gyan's humor returns. Together they were a contradiction to society, but the problem was that they wanted purity and lack of contradiction. Sai feels their love returning and calls him a pet name, which upsets him. Gyan needs to push away all of these warm love feelings that only held him down. By pushing Sai away, he refueled the anger he needs to rekindle his belief in the Gorkha cause. He rejects her and throws her down; she leaves, sad but certain she will not have...