Why
does the marriage not take place?
Why does the marriage not take place?
The
marriage did not take place because Bholi
refused to marry Bishamber. When the groom saw that her face was
covered with pock-marks, he declared that he would marry her only if
her father paid him a dowry of five thousand rupees. Bishamber did
not budge from his stand in spite of repeated pleadings by Ramlal.
Finally, Ramlal placed the dowry amount at the groom’s feet.
Consequently, when Bishamber was about to place the garland around
Bholi’s neck, she struck out her hand and the garland was flung
into the fire. She said that she was willing to marry that man only
because of her father’s honour. However, on seeing that the man
was mean, greedy and contemptible, she had decided not to go ahead
with the marriage.
The marriage did not take place because Bholi refused to marry Bishamber. When the groom saw that her face was covered with pock-marks, he declared that he would marry her only if her father paid him a dowry of five thousand rupees. Bishamber did not budge from his stand in spite of repeated pleadings by Ramlal. Finally, Ramlal placed the dowry amount at the groom’s feet. Consequently, when Bishamber was about to place the garland around Bholi’s neck, she struck out her hand and the garland was flung into the fire. She said that she was willing to marry that man only because of her father’s honour. However, on seeing that the man was mean, greedy and contemptible, she had decided not to go ahead with the marriage.
