![]() ![]() But Mala had heard, and, for the first time, we looked at each other and smiled’. I did so quietly, and Mrs Croft did not hear me. But finally Mrs Croft declares, ‘Why, she is a perfect lady!’, much to his relief. ![]() I wondered if Mrs Croft had ever seen a woman in a Sari’. He expresses his concern at the cultural clash: she was ‘scrutinizing Mala from top to toe with what seemed to be placid disdain. In a marvellously constructed meeting between the two newly weds and an amusingly crotchety old lady named Mrs Croft from whom the protagonist used to rent a room, Lahiri offers a snapshot of their relationship. The unnamed protagonist flies back to Calcutta, exclusively for his wedding, and then leaves alone for America where his wife Mala will later join him. The beauty of the tale lies in the theme of arranged marriage. ![]() I found out recently that the story is based on Lahiri’s father’s own, and details the emigration of a young, naive Bengali to London and then on to the US. ![]()
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