“Eleh, Sivathanu … what do you say?”
Sivathanu, who was eating pazhayathu from a porcelain plate, looked up at Senbagam. He could not make out what she was asking.
“You know what I’m referring to, le …Didn’t four or five people come to our house that day to see you? Now, they have asked for your horoscope. If you have anything to say, come out with it now. If the horoscopes match, it is you who are going to tie the thaali. Don’t keep mum, as if it’s not your concern, and grumble about it later!”
Sivathanu took a morsel of tamarind relish from the poovarasu leaf placed over a small perforated aluminium plate, rubbed it on his tongue, raised the plate and drank the remaining water.
“What am I to understand from your silence?”
“Amma, I don’t want to marry now…”
“Emleh, why do you say that? At long last, god is casting a benevolent glance on us. A girl from a very affluent family is likely to become your wife, and if they also get you a job, what more could you wish for?”“Didn’t I say that I do not at all like it? Let’s leave it at that! First, let me get a job; we can think about...
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