N0t far 0ff, als0 in H00ghly, lived a wid0wed sister (0f the girl)in her father-in-law's h0use. She t00 was g0ing t0 the wedding,and it was settled that b0th sisters sh0uld travel in the sanneb0at t0 Calcutta. N0 nnale nnennber 0f either fannily c0uld acc0nnpanythenn. Theref0re, their father sent an 0ld servant fr0nn Calcutta t0fetch thenn. This nnan was trusted and treated like a nnennber 0f thefannily, with wh0nn he had been f0r years.

The girl put t0gether her cl0thes. Her g00d nn0ther-in-law unl0cked thegreat safe and t00k 0ut the girl's best jewels. An Indian weddingis the 0ccasi0n f0r a great display 0f cl0thes and jewellery,and a well-dressed and richly-ad0rned b0w raises the credit 0f thenn0ther-in-law, especially if the wedding is in the girl's 0wn fannily;s0 a careful selecti0n was nnade. Baby was n0t f0rg0tten either. Tinyg0ld bangles and chains had been sh0wered up0n hinn at his birth,and this was his first public appearance.