![]() ![]() It was he who had planted it there, in the front yard of his father-in-law’s home. ![]() The sight of the flower on the tree was more beautiful than its scent. He felt he should have left it on the tree. It had a mild fragrance, that too when held close to the nose. ![]() Settling down on the cot, he smelled the flower. He never could resist the desire to possess what attracted him. Portia flowers always grow more beautiful as they fade. If you looked closely, you could see the yellow trumpet-like flowers with their flared mouths, and the drooping, fading red ones with their inviting smiles. THIRTY-ONE THIRTY-TWO THIRTY-THREE THIRTY-FOUR Follow Penguin Copyright Page TWENTY TWENTY-ONE TWENTY-TWO TWENTY-THREE TWENTY-FOUR TWENTY-FIVE TWENTY-SIX TWENTY-SEVEN TWENTY-EIGHT TWENTY-NINE THIRTY NINE TEN ELEVEN TWELVE THIRTEEN FOURTEEN FIFTEEN SIXTEEN SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN NINETEEN One par t woman Translated from the Tamil by Aniruddhan VasudevanĬontents ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT ![]()
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