The Householder Page #2

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principal of a college.

- Mmm.

- In Ankhpur. Principal of a government college.

''Of all wretched men,

surely the idle are most so.

''Those whose life is barren of utility...

''who have nothing to do

except to gratify their senses -

''Are not such men the most querulous,

miserable and dissatisfied of all...

''constantly in a state of ennui?

''Alike useless to themselves

and to others.

''Mere cumberers of Earth...

''who, when they are removed,

are missed by none and whom none regret.

Most wretched and ignoble lot indeed

is the lot of idlers.''

It's on very fast.

Perhaps electricity comes free...

so that we can run our fan

at such a speed.

The staff of this college

has all the facilities.

Mr. Khanna is too generous.

I often tell him.

We are very grateful, Mrs. Khanna.

You do so much for us.

Advantage must not be taken

of people's goodness.

Tailor, I want pleats here. Here.

Like this.

When my father was alive,

Mr. Sohanlal...

I had no worries at all.

I was just a student.

Now they've married me to a girl.

It's not easy to be a married man

and support a wife and pay rent.

And I miss my home very much.

My mother and my sisters...

and all my friends.

- And my wife doesn't cook very well.

- { Mrs. Khanna ] That's all.

I want the curtains up by next week

when my guests come.

Mr. Sohanlal,

if you must eat your food here...

please spread something underneath.

Excuse me, Mrs. Khanna.

I am very careful.

We can never be careful enough.

- Mrs. Khanna's very house-proud.

- Yes.

My wife is not house-proud at all.

Only yesterday

I had occasion to tell her.

I think she's not very intelligent.

She must be very young.

What's her name?

- Indu.

- Indu?

- Indu's a nice name.

- Do you think so?

Hmm. I like a name

like Nandita or Nimmi.

That is beautiful.

There is a film star called Nimmi.

Perhaps you've heard of her?

I admire her very much.

In Ankhpur my friends and I

would go see all her films.

We even sometimes went

three or four times.

We knew all the lyrics by heart.

[ Singing In Hindi ]

[ Singing In Hindi ]

{ Bell Ringing ]

Nowadays I can't afford

so much to go to the cinema.

''And then the lover...

''sighing like furnace...

''with a woeful ballad...

made to his mistress's eyebrow.''

{ Fan Rattling ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

{ Fan Rattling ]

- Good morning, gentlemen.

- [ All Reply ]

Sit down, sit down.

Today I have a very pleasant duty

to perform.

To invite you to a tea party.

- Excellent! Tea party. Very good.

- [ Chattering ]

Sunday, at 4:
00 in the evening.

4:
00 p.m. Sharp.

Oh, yes. Of course,

the ladies are invited, too.

I shall certainly convey this good news

to Mrs. Chaddha as speedily as possible.

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