CLASS 11 Chapter 5 Birth
THOUGH it was nearly midnight when Andrew reached Bryngower, he found Joe Morgan waiting for him, walking up and down with short steps between the closed surgery and the entrance to the house. At the sight of him the burly driller’s face expressed relief.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| midnight | मिडनाइट | मध्यरात्रि |
| Andrew | एंड्रू | एंड्रू |
| Bryngower | ब्रिंगोवर | ब्रिंगोवर |
| Joe | जो | जो |
| Morgan | मॉर्गन | मॉर्गन |
| waiting | वेटिंग | प्रतीक्षा |
| walking | वॉकिंग | चलना |
| steps | स्टेप्स | कदम |
| closed | क्लोज़्ड | बंद |
| surgery | सर्जरी | सर्जरी |
| entrance | एंट्रेंस | प्रवेश |
| house | हाउस | घर |
| sight | साइट | दृश्य |
| burly | बर्ली | मजबूत |
| driller’s | ड्रिलर्स | ड्रिलर का |
| face | फेस | चेहरा |
| expressed | एक्स्प्रेस्ड | व्यक्त किया |
| relief | रिलीफ | आराम |
Eh, Doctor, I’m glad to see you. I been back and forward here this last hour. The missus wants ye —before time, too.” Andrew, abruptly recalled from the contemplation of his own affairs, told Morgan to wait. He went into the house for his bag, then together they set out for Number 12 Blaina Terrace.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| Doctor | डॉक्टर | चिकित्सक |
| glad | ग्लैड | खुश |
| see | सी | देखना |
| been | बीन | था |
| back | बैक | पीछे |
| forward | फ़ॉरवर्ड | आगे |
| hour | आवर | घंटा |
| missus | मिसस | मालकिन |
| wants | वॉन्ट्स | चाहती है |
| before | बिफोर | पहले |
| time | टाइम | समय |
| too | टू | भी |
| abruptly | अब्रप्टली | अचानक |
| recalled | रिकॉल्ड | याद दिलाया |
| contemplation | कॉन्टेम्प्लेशन | ध्यान |
| own | ओन | अपना |
| affairs | अफेयर्स | मामला |
| told | टोल्ड | बताया |
| wait | वेट | इंतज़ार |
| house | हाउस | घर |
| bag | बैग | थैला |
| together | टूगेदर | साथ में |
| set | सेट | रखा |
| Number | नंबर | संख्या |
| Blaina | ब्लैना | ब्लैना |
| Terrace | टेरेस | टेरेस |
The night air was cool and deep with quiet mystery. Usually so perceptive, Andrew now felt dull and listless. He had no premonition that this night call would prove unusual, still less that it would influence his whole future in Blaenelly.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| night | नाइट | रात |
| air | एयर | हवा |
| cool | कूल | ठंडा |
| deep | डीप | गहरा |
| quiet | क्वायट | शांत |
| mystery | मिस्ट्री | रहस्य |
| usually | यूज़ुअली | आमतौर पर |
| perceptive | पर्सेप्टिव | समझदार |
| now | नाउ | अब |
| felt | फेल्ट | महसूस किया |
| dull | डल | नीरस |
| listless | लिस्टलेस | उदास |
| premonition | प्रेमोनिशन | पूर्वाभास |
| night | नाइट | रात |
| call | कॉल | कॉल |
| prove | प्रूव | साबित होना |
| unusual | अनयूज़ुअल | असामान्य |
| less | लेस | कम |
| influence | इन्फ्लूएन्स | प्रभाव |
| whole | होल | पूरा |
| future | फ्यूचर | भविष्य |
| Blaenelly | ब्लैनेली | ब्लैनेली |
The two men walked in silence until they reached the door of Number 12, then Joe drew up short. “I’ll not come in,” he said, and his voice showed signs of strain. “But, man, I know ye’ll do well for us.” Inside, a narrow stair led up to a small bedroom, clean but poorly
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| men | मेन | आदमी |
| silence | साइलेंस | चुप्पी |
| door | डोर | दरवाजा |
| Number | नंबर | संख्या |
| Joe | जो | जो |
| short | शॉर्ट | छोटा |
| come | कम | आना |
| voice | वॉइस | आवाज़ |
| signs | साइन्स | संकेत |
| strain | स्ट्रेन | तनाव |
| know | नो | जानना |
| well | वेल | अच्छे |
| us | अस | हमें |
| Inside | इन्साइड | अंदर |
| narrow | नैरो | संकीर्ण |
| stair | स्टेयर | सीढ़ी |
| led | लेड | ले गई |
| up | अप | ऊपर |
| small | स्मॉल | छोटा |
| bedroom | बेडरूम | बेडरूम |
| clean | क्लीन | साफ़ |
| poorly | पूर्ली | ग़रीबी से |
furnished, and lit only by an oil lamp. Here Mrs Morgan’s mother, a tall, grey-haired woman of nearly seventy, and the stout, elderly midwife waited beside the patient, watching Andrew’s expression as he moved about the room.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| furnished | फर्निश्ड | सजाया हुआ |
| lit | लिट | प्रकाशित |
| only | ओन्ली | केवल |
| oil | ऑयल | तेल |
| lamp | लैम्प | दीपक |
| Here | हीर | यहाँ |
| mother | मदर | माँ |
| tall | टॉल | लंबा |
| grey-haired | ग्रे-हेयर्ड | सिरे के बालों वाली |
| woman | वुमन | महिला |
| seventy | सेवेंटी | सत्तर |
| stout | स्टाउट | मजबूत |
| elderly | एल्डरली | बुज़ुर्ग |
| midwife | मिडवाइफ | दाई |
| waited | वेटेड | प्रतीक्षा की |
| beside | बीसाइड | पास में |
| patient | पेशेंट | मरीज़ |
| watching | वॉचिंग | देख रहे थे |
| expression | एक्स्प्रेशन | अभिव्यक्ति |
| moved | मूव्ड | हिला |
| room | रूम | कमरा |
Let me make you a cup of tea, Doctor, bach,” said the former quickly, after a few moments. Andrew smiled faintly. He saw that the old woman, wise in experience, realised there must be a period of waiting that, she was afraid he would leave the case, saying he would return later. “Don’t fret, mother, I’ll not run away
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| cup | कप | कप |
| tea | टी | चाय |
| Doctor | डॉक्टर | डॉक्टर |
| former | फॉर्मर | पूर्व |
| quickly | क्विक्ली | जल्दी |
| moments | मोमेंट्स | कुछ समय |
| smiled | स्माइल्ड | मुस्कान |
| faintly | फेंट्ली | हल्के से |
| old | ओल्ड | पुराना |
| woman | वुमन | महिला |
| wise | वाइज | बुद्धिमान |
| experience | एक्स्पीरियंस | अनुभव |
| realised | रियलाइज्ड | समझा |
| period | पीरियड | अवधि |
| waiting | वेटिंग | प्रतीक्षा |
| afraid | अफ्रेड | डर |
| case | केस | मामला |
| saying | सेइंग | कहते हुए |
| return | रिटर्न | लौटना |
| later | लेटर | बाद में |
| fret | फ्रेट | चिड़चिड़ाहट |
| mother | मदर | माँ |
| run | रन | दौड़ना |
| away | अवे | दूर |
Down in the kitchen he drank the tea which she gave him. Overwrought as he was, he knew he could not snatch even an hour’s sleep if he went home. He knew, too, that the case here would demand all his attention. A queer lethargy of spirit came upon him. He decided to remain until everything was over.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| kitchen | किचन | रसोई |
| drank | ड्रैंक | पीता |
| tea | टी | चाय |
| gave | गेव | दी |
| overwrought | ओवरराइट | अत्यधिक परेशान |
| knew | न्यू | जानता था |
| snatch | स्नैच | चुरा लेना |
| even | इवन | भी |
| hour’s | आवर्स | एक घंटे का |
| sleep | स्लीप | नींद |
| went | वेंट | गया |
| home | होम | घर |
| demand | डिमांड | मांग |
| attention | अटेंशन | ध्यान |
| queer | क्वियर | अजीब |
| lethargy | लेथार्जी | सुस्ती |
| spirit | स्पिरिट | आत्मा |
| came | केम | आया |
| upon | उपॉन | पर |
| decided | डिसाइडेड | निर्णय किया |
| remain | रिमेन | बने रहना |
| everything | एव्रीथिंग | सब कुछ |
| over | ओवर | समाप्त |
An hour later he went upstairs again, noted the progress made, came down once more, sat by the kitchen fire. It was still, except for the rustle of a cinder in the grate and the slow tick-tock of the wall clock. No, there was another sound
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| hour | आवर | घंटा |
| later | लेटर | बाद में |
| went | वेंट | गया |
| upstairs | अपस्टेयर्स | ऊपर की ओर |
| again | अगेन | फिर से |
| noted | नोटेड | ध्यान दिया |
| progress | प्रोग्रेस | प्रगति |
| made | मेड | हुई |
| came | केम | आया |
| down | डाउन | नीचे |
| once | वन्स | एक बार |
| more | मोर | अधिक |
| sat | सैट | बैठा |
| kitchen | किचन | रसोई |
| fire | फायर | आग |
| still | स्टिल | शांत |
| except | एक्सेप्ट | केवल |
| rustle | रस्ल | हलचल |
| cinder | सिंडर | अग्निकंड |
| grate | ग्रेट | जाल |
| slow | स्लो | धीमा |
| tick-tock | टिक-टॉक | टिक-टॉक |
| wall | वॉल | दीवार |
| clock | क्लॉक | घड़ी |
| another | अनदर | और एक |
| sound | साउंड | आवाज़ |
the beat of Morgan’s footsteps as he paced in the street outside. The old woman opposite him sat in her black dress, quite motionless, her eyes strangely alive and wise, probing, never leaving his face. His thoughts were heavy, muddled. The episode he had witnessed at Cardiff station still obsessed him
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| beat | बीट | धड़कन |
| footsteps | फुटस्टेप्स | पगड़ी |
| paced | पेस्ड | चलता हुआ |
| street | स्ट्रीट | सड़क |
| outside | आउटसाइड | बाहर |
| woman | वुमन | महिला |
| opposite | आपोजिट | विपरीत |
| dress | ड्रेस | पोशाक |
| motionless | मोशनलेस | स्थिर |
| eyes | आइज़ | आंखें |
| alive | अलाइव | जीवित |
| wise | वाइज | बुद्धिमान |
| probing | प्रोबिंग | छानबीन |
| leaving | लीविंग | छोड़कर |
| face | फेस | चेहरा |
| thoughts | थॉट्स | विचार |
| heavy | हैवी | भारी |
| muddled | मड़ल्ड | उलझा हुआ |
| episode | एपिसोड | घटना |
| witnessed | विटनेस्ड | गवाही दी |
| Cardiff | कार्डिफ | कार्डिफ |
| station | स्टेशन | स्टेशन |
| obsessed | ओब्सेस्ड | मुग़लित |
morbidly. He thought of Bramwell, foolishly devoted to a woman who deceived him sordidly, of Edward Page, bound to the shrewish Blodwen, of Denny, living unhappily, apart from his wife. His reason told him that all these marriages were dismal failures. It was a conclusion which,
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| morbidly | मोर्बिड्ली | अन्योन्य प्रेम में रुचि |
| thought | थॉट | विचार |
| Bramwell | ब्रैमवेल | ब्रैमवेल |
| foolishly | फूलिश्ली | मूर्खतापूर्ण ढंग से |
| devoted | डिवोटेड | समर्पित |
| woman | वुमन | महिला |
| deceived | डिसीव्ड | धोखा दिया |
| sordidly | सॉर्डिड्ली | घिनौना ढंग से |
| Edward | एडवर्ड | एडवर्ड |
| Page | पेज | पेज |
| bound | बाउंड | बाध्य |
| shrewish | श्रूविश | झगड़ालू |
| Blodwen | ब्लोडवेन | ब्लोडवेन |
| Denny | डेनी | डेनी |
| living | लिविंग | रहना |
| unhappily | अनहैपिली | खुश नहीं |
| apart | अपार्ट | अलग |
| wife | वाइफ | पत्नी |
| reason | रीज़न | कारण |
| told | टोल्ड | बताया |
| marriages | मैरिजेजेस | विवाह |
| dismal | डिस्मल | निराशाजनक |
| failures | फेल्योर्स | असफलताएं |
| conclusion | कन्क्लूजन | निष्कर्ष |
in his present state, made him wince. He wished to consider marriage as an idyllic state; yes, he could not otherwise consider it with the image of Christine before him. Her eyes, shining towards him, admitted no other conclusion. It was the conflict between his level, doubting mind and his overflowing heart which left him resentful and confused.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| present | प्रेज़ेंट | मौजूदा |
| state | स्टेट | स्थिति |
| made | मेड | बनाया |
| wince | विंस | चिड़चिड़ाहट |
| wished | विश्ड | इच्छा |
| consider | कन्सीडर | विचार करें |
| marriage | मैरिज | शादी |
| idyllic | आइडिलिक | प्रेमी |
| image | इमेज | छवि |
| Christine | क्रिस्टीन | क्रिस्टीन |
| eyes | आइज़ | आंखें |
| shining | शाइनिंग | चमकते |
| admitted | ऐड्मिटेड | स्वीकार किया |
| conclusion | कन्क्लूजन | निष्कर्ष |
| conflict | कन्फ़्लिक्ट | संघर्ष |
| level | लेवल | स्तर |
| doubting | डाउटिंग | संदेह करना |
| mind | माइंड | मन |
| overflowing | ओवरफ़्लोइंग | ओवरफ़्लो होना |
| heart | हार्ट | दिल |
| left | लेफ्ट | छोड़ दिया |
| resentful | रीज़ेंटफ़ुल | अपमानजनक |
| confused | कन्फ़्यूज़्ड | भ्रमित |
He let his chin sink upon his chest, stretched out his legs, stared broodingly into the fire. He remained like this so long, and his thoughts were so filled with Christine, that he started when the old woman opposite suddenly addressed him. Her meditation had pursued a different course
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| chin | चिन | ठोड़ी |
| chest | चेस्ट | छाती |
| legs | लेग्स | पैर |
| fire | फ़ायर | आग |
| thoughts | थॉट्स | विचार |
| filled | फ़िल्ड | भरा हुआ |
| Christine | क्रिस्टीन | क्रिस्टीन |
| started | स्टार्टेड | शुरू हुआ |
| old woman | ओल्ड वुमन | बूढ़ी औरत |
| opposite | आपोज़िट | विपरीत |
| suddenly | सड़के | अचानक |
| addressed | अड्रेस्ड | संबोधित किया |
| meditation | मेडिटेशन | ध्यान |
| pursued | पुर्स्यूड | पीछा किया |
| different | डिफ़्फ़ेरेंट | अलग |
| course | कोर्स | रास्ता |
Susan said not to give her the chloroform if it would harm the baby. She’s awful set upon this child, Doctor, bach.” Her old eyes warmed at a sudden thought. She added in a low tone: “Ay, we all are, I fancy.” He collected himself with an effort.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| Susan | सुज़ान | सुज़ान |
| chloroform | क्लोरोफ़ॉर्म | क्लोरोफ़ॉर्म |
| harm | हार्म | हानि |
| baby | बेबी | शिशु |
| set | सेट | तय |
| child | चाइल्ड | बच्चा |
| Doctor | डॉक्टर | डॉक्टर |
| bach | बाच | बच्चा |
| old | ओल्ड | पुराना |
| eyes | आईज़ | आंखें |
| thought | थॉट | सोच |
| low | लो | कम |
| tone | टोन | ध्वनि |
| fancy | फ़ैंसी | कल्पना |
| collected | कलेक्टेड | इकट्ठा हुआ |
| effort | एफ़र्ट | प्रयास |
It won’t do any harm, the anaesthetic,” he said kindly. “They’ll be all right.” Here the nurse’s voice was heard calling from the top landing. Andrew glanced at the clock, which now showed half-past three. He rose and went up to the bedroom. He perceived that he might now begin his work.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| harm | हार्म | हानि |
| anaesthetic | ऐनेस्थेटिक | संज्ञानशोधक |
| said | सेड | कहा |
| kindly | काइंड्ली | दयालु |
| be | बी | होना |
| all | ऑल | सभी |
| right | राइट | सही |
| nurse | नर्स | नर्स |
| voice | वॉइस | आवाज़ |
| heard | हर्ड | सुना |
| calling | कॉलिंग | बुलाना |
| top | टॉप | शीर्ष |
| landing | लैंडिंग | लैंडिंग |
| glanced | ग्लांस्ड | झांकी |
| clock | क्लॉक | घड़ी |
| now | नाउ | अब |
| half-past | हाफ-पास्ट | आधे-बार |
| three | थ्री | तीन |
| rose | रोज़ | उठा |
| went | वेंट | गया |
| bedroom | बेडरूम | शयनकक्ष |
| perceived | पर्सीव्ड | अनुभव किया |
| might | माइट | संभवता |
| begin | बेगिन | शुरू करना |
| work | वर्क | काम |
An hour elapsed. It was a long, harsh struggle. Then, as the first streaks of dawn strayed past the broken edges of the blind, the child was born, lifeless. As he gazed at the still form a shiver of horror passed over Andrew. After all that he had promised!
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| hour | आवर | घंटा |
| elapsed | इलैप्स्ड | बीता हुआ |
| long | लॉंग | लंबा |
| harsh | हार्श | कठोर |
| struggle | स्ट्रगल | संघर्ष |
| first | फर्स्ट | पहला |
| streaks | स्ट्रीक्स | धारा |
| dawn | डॉन | भोर |
| strayed | स्ट्रेड | भटका |
| past | पास्ट | पार |
| broken | ब्रोकन | टूटा हुआ |
| edges | एजेस | किनारे |
| blind | ब्लाइंड | पट्टी |
| child | चाइल्ड | बच्चा |
| born | बॉर्न | जन्म |
| lifeless | लाइफलेस | बेज़ान |
| gazed | गेज़्ड | टाका |
| still | स्टिल | स्थिर |
| form | फॉर्म | रूप |
| shiver | शिवर | झूल |
| horror | हॉरर | भय |
| passed | पास्ड | गुजर गया |
| over | ओवर | पर |
| promised | प्रामिस्ड | वादा किया |
His face, heated with his own exertions, chilled suddenly. He hesitated, torn between his desire to attempt to resuscitate the child, and his obligation towards the mother, who was herself in a desperate state. The dilemma was so urgent he did not solve it consciously.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| face | फेस | चेहरा |
| heated | हीटेड | गर्म |
| exertions | एक्सर्शंस | प्रयास |
| chilled | चिल्ड | ठंडा |
| suddenly | सड़न्ली | अचानक |
| hesitated | हेसिटेटेड | हिचकिचाए |
| torn | टॉर्न | टूटा |
| desire | डिज़ायर | इच्छा |
| attempt | अटेम्प्ट | प्रयास |
| resuscitate | रेसस्सिटेट | पुनर्जीवित करना |
| child | चाइल्ड | बच्चा |
| obligation | ऑब्लिगेशन | दायित्व |
| mother | मदर | मां |
| desperate | डेस्परेट | आवेशी |
| state | स्टेट | स्थिति |
| dilemma | डाइलेमा | दुविधा |
| urgent | अर्जेंट | अत्यावश्यक |
| solve | सोल्व | हल करना |
| consciously | कांशियस्ली | जागरूकता के साथ |
Blindly, instinctively, he gave the child to the nurse and turned his attention to Susan Morgan who now lay collapsed, almost pulseless, and not yet out of the ether, upon her side. His haste was desperate, a frantic race against her ebbing strength. It took him only an instant to smash a glass ampule and inject the medicine.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| child | चाइल्ड | बच्चा |
| nurse | नर्स | नर्स |
| attention | अटेंशन | ध्यान |
| Susan | सुज़ान | सुशाना |
| Morgan | मोर्गन | मोर्गन |
| lay | ले | रखें |
| collapsed | कोलैप्स्ड | गिर गई |
| pulseless | पल्सलेस | निःपल्स |
| yet | येट | अभी तक |
| ether | ईथर | ईथर |
| side | साइड | ओर |
| haste | हेस्ट | जल्दी |
| desperate | डेस्परेट | आवेशी |
| frantic | फ्रैंटिक | उत्तेजित |
| race | रेस | दौड़ |
| ebbing | एबिंग | क्षय |
| strength | स्ट्रेंग्थ | ताकत |
| took | टुक | लिया |
| instant | इंस्टेंट | पल |
| smash | स्मैश | तोड़ |
| glass | ग्लास | कांच |
| ampule | ऐम्प्यूल | ऐम्प्यूल |
| inject | इंजेक्ट | सुई डालना |
| medicine | मेडिसिन | दवा |
Then he flung down the hypodermic syringe and worked unsparingly to restore the flaccid woman. After a few minutes of feverish effort, her heart strengthened; he saw that he might safely leave her. He swung round, in his shirt sleeves, his hair sticking to his damp brow.
| English Word | Hindi Pronunciation | Hindi Meaning |
| hypodermic | हाइपोडर्मिक | तंतुलप्रावाहिक |
| syringe | सिरिंज | सिरींज |
| worked | वर्क्ड | काम किया |
| unsparingly | अन्स्पैरिंग्ली | बिना कष्ट किए |
| restore | रिस्टोर | पुनर्स्थापित करें |
| flaccid | फ्लैकिड | मुलायम |
| woman | वुमन | महिला |
| minutes | मिनट्स | मिनट |
| feverish | फीवरिश | बुखारी |
| effort | एफ़र्ट | प्रयास |
| heart | हार्ट | दिल |
| strengthened | स्ट्रेंथेन्ड | मजबूत |
| saw | सॉ | देखा |
| might | माइट | हो सकता था |
| safely | सेफली | सुरक्षित रूप से |
| leave | लीव | छोड़ना |
| swung | स्वंग | हिला दिया |
| round | राउंड | चारों ओर |
| shirt | शर्ट | कमीज़ |
| sleeves | स्लीव्स | आस्तीनें |
| hair | हेयर | बाल |
| sticking | स्टिकिंग | चिपके हुए |
| damp | डैम्प | नमी |
Where’s the child?” The midwife made a frightened gesture. She had placed it beneath the bed. In a flash Andrew knelt down. Fishing amongst the sodden newspapers below the bed, he pulled out the child. A boy, perfectly formed.
| English Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| child | चाइल्ड | बच्चा |
| midwife | मिडवाइफ | दाई |
| gesture | जेस्चर | इशारा |
| bed | बेड | बिस्तर |
| flash | फ्लैश | झलक |
| Andrew | एंड्रू | एंड्रू |
| newspapers | न्यूजपेपर्स | समाचारपत्र |
| boy | बॉय | लड़का |
| formed | फॉर्म्ड | बनाया गया |
| beneath | बीनीथ | नीचे |
| perfectly | पर्फेक्ट्ली | पूरी तरह से |
The limp, warm body was white and soft as tallow1 . The cord, hastily slashed, lay like a broken stem. The skin was of a lovely texture, smooth and tender. The head lolled on the thin neck. The limbs seemed boneless.
| English Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| body | बॉडी | शरीर |
| cord | कॉर्ड | नाड़ी |
| stem | स्टेम | डंठल |
| skin | स्किन | त्वचा |
| texture | टेक्स्चर | संरचना |
| head | हेड | सिर |
| neck | नेक | गरदन |
| limbs | लिंब्स | अंग |
| white | वाइट | सफेद |
| soft | सॉफ्ट | मुलायम |
| lovely | लवली | प्यारी |
| smooth | स्मूथ | मुलायम |
| tender | टेंडर | कोमल |
| thin | थिन | पतला |
| boneless | बोनलेस | हड्डीरहित |
Still kneeling, Andrew stared at the child with a haggard frown. The whiteness meant only one thing: asphyxia, pallida2 , and his mind, unnaturally tense, raced back to a case he once had seen in the Samaritan, to the treatment that had been used. Instantly he was on his feet. “Get me hot water and cold water,” he threw out to the nurse.
| English Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| child | चाइल्ड | बच्चा |
| haggard | हैगर्ड | थका हुआ |
| frown | फ्राउन | भ्रूंलंघन |
| whiteness | वाइटनेस | सफेदी |
| asphyxia | ऐस्फिक्सिया | श्वासनादंश |
| pallida | पालिडा | पीलापन |
| mind | माइंड | मन |
| tense | टेंस | तनावपूर्ण |
| raced | रेस्ड | दौड़ |
| case | केस | मामला |
| Samaritan | समरीटन | समरीटन |
| treatment | ट्रीटमेंट | उपचार |
| used | यूज्ड | उपयोग किया |
| instantly | इंस्टंटली | तुरंत |
| hot | हॉट | गरम |
| water | वाटर | पानी |
| cold | कोल्ड | ठंडा |
| threw | थ्रू | फेंका |
| nurse | नर्स | नर्स |
And basins too. Quick! Quick!” “But, Doctor—” she faltered, her eyes on the pallid body of the child. “Quick! ” he shouted. Snatching a blanket, he laid the child upon it and began the special method of respiration. The basins arrived, the ewer, the big iron kettle. Frantically he splashed cold water into one basin; into the other he mixed water as hot as his hand could bear
| English Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| basins | बेसिन्स | थाली/बासिन |
| Quick | क्विक | तेज |
| Doctor | डॉक्टर | चिकित्सक |
| faltered | फॉल्टर्ड | हिचकिचाते हुए |
| eyes | आईज | आँखें |
| pallid | पैलिड | पीला/विषादी |
| child | चाइल्ड | बच्चा |
| shouted | शाउटेड | चिल्लाया |
| Snatching | स्नैचिंग | छीनते हुए |
| blanket | ब्लँकेट | कंबल |
| laid | लेड | रखा |
| began | बेगन | शुरू हुआ |
| special | स्पेशल | विशेष |
| method | मेथड | तरीका |
| respiration | रेस्पायरेशन | श्वसन |
| arrived | आराइव्ड | पहुँचे |
| ewer | ईवर | पात्र |
| big | बिग | बड़ा |
| iron | आयरन | लोहा |
| kettle | केटल | चूल्हा |
| frantically | फ्रेंटिकली | उन्मत्तता से |
| splashed | स्प्लैश्ड | छींकना |
| cold | कोल्ड | ठंडा |
| water | वाटर | पानी |
| mixed | मिक्स्ड | मिश्रित |
| hot | हॉट | गरम |
| hand | हैंड | हाथ |
| bear | बेयर | सहना |
.
Then, like some crazy juggler, he hurried the child between the two, now plunging it into the icy, now into the steaming bath. Fifteen minutes passed. Sweat was now running into Andrew’s eyes, blinding him. One of his sleeves hung down, dripping. His breath came pantingly. But no breath came from the lax body of the child.
| English Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| crazy | क्रेज़ी | पागल |
| juggler | जग्लर | जादूगर |
| hurried | हरीड | जल्दी |
| child | चाइल्ड | बच्चा |
| plunging | प्लंजिंग | डुबकी लगाना |
| icy | आइसी | ठंडा |
| steaming | स्टीमिंग | उबलते हुए |
| bath | बाथ | स्नान |
| minutes | मिनट्स | मिनट |
| sweat | स्वेट | पसीना |
| running | रनिंग | बह रहा |
| eyes | आईज | आँखें |
| blinding | ब्लाइंडिंग | अंधापन |
| sleeves | स्लीव्स | आस्तीन |
| hung | हंग | लटका हुआ |
| dripping | ड्रिपिंग | टपकता हुआ |
| breath | ब्रेथ | साँस |
| pantingly | पैंटिंग्ली | सांस फूलते हुए |
| lax | लैक्स | ढीला |
| body | बॉडी | शरीर |
A desperate sense of defeat pressed on him, a raging hopelessness. He felt the midwife watching him in stark consternation, while there, pressed back against the wall where she had all the time remained — her hand pressed to her throat, uttering no sound, her eyes burning upon him
| English Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| sense | सेंस | अनुभूति |
| defeat | डिफ़ीट | हार |
| hopelessness | होपलेसनेस | निराशा |
| midwife | मिडवाइफ | दाई |
| consternation | कन्स्टरनेशन | आश्चर्य |
| wall | वॉल | दीवार |
| hand | हैंड | हाथ |
| throat | थ्रोट | गला |
| sound | साउंड | आवाज़ |
| eyes | आईज़ | आंखें |
| burning | बर्निंग | जलन |
“—was the old woman. He remembered her longing for a grandchild, as great as had been her daughter’s longing for this child. All dashed away now; futile, beyond remedy… The floor was now a draggled mess. Stumbling over a sopping towel, Andrew almost dropped the child,”
| English Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| woman | वुमन | महिला |
| longing | लॉंगिंग | आकांक्षा |
| grandchild | ग्रैंडचाइल्ड | पोता/पोती |
| daughter | डॉटर | बेटी |
| child | चाइल्ड | बच्चा |
| mess | मेस | गड़बड़ |
| towel | टावल | तौलिया |
| floor | फ्लोर | फ़र्श |
| remedy | रेमेडी | उपाय |
| dropped | ड्रॉप्ड | गिराया |
which was now wet and slippery in his hands, like a strange, white fish. “For mercy’s sake, Doctor,” whimpered the midwife. “It’s stillborn.” Andrew did not heed her. Beaten, despairing, having laboured in vain for half an hour, he still persisted in one last effort, rubbing the child with a rough towel, crushing and releasing the little chest with both his hands, trying to get breath into that limp body.
| English Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| hands | हैंड्स | हाथ |
| fish | फिश | मछली |
| sake | सेक | खातिर |
| Doctor | डॉक्टर | डॉक्टर |
| midwife | मिडवाइफ | दाई |
| stillborn | स्टिलबॉर्न | मरम्मत |
| heed | हीड | ध्यान देना |
| effort | एफर्ट | प्रयास |
| towel | टावल | तौलिया |
| chest | चेस्ट | छाती |
| hands | हैंड्स | हाथ |
| breath | ब्रेथ | सांस |
| body | बॉडी | शरीर |
| limp | लिम्प | ढीला |
And then, as by a miracle, the pigmy chest, which his hands enclosed, gave a short, convulsive heave, another… and another… Andrew turned giddy. The sense of life, springing beneath his fingers after all that unavailing striving, was so exquisite it almost made him faint. He redoubled his efforts feverishly. The child was gasping now, deeper and deeper
| English Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| chest | चेस्ट | छाती |
| hands | हैंड्स | हाथ |
| short | शॉर्ट | छोटा |
| convulsive | कनवल्सिव | आवेगपूर्ण |
| heave | हीव | उठान |
| giddy | गिड्डी | चक्कर |
| sense | सेंस | महसूस |
| life | लाइफ | जीवन |
| springing | स्प्रिंगिंग | फैलना |
| fingers | फिंगर्स | उंगलियाँ |
| unavailing | अनवेलिंग | व्यर्थ |
| striving | स्ट्राइविंग | प्रयास |
| exquisite | एक्स्क्विज़िट | अत्यंत सुंदर |
| faint | फेंट | बेहोशी |
| redoubled | रिडबल्ड | दोहराया |
| efforts | एफर्ट्स | प्रयास |
| feverishly | फिवरिशली | उत्कटता से |
| child | चाइल्ड | बच्चा |
| gasping | गास्पिंग | सांस लेना |
| deeper | डीपर | गहरा |
A bubble of mucus came from one tiny nostril, a joyful iridescent bubble. The limbs were no longer boneless. The head no longer lay back spinelessly. The blanched skin was slowly turning pink. Then, exquisitely, came the child’s cry. “Dear Father in heaven,” the nurse sobbed hysterically. “It’s come —it’s come alive.
| English Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| bubble | बबल | बुलबुला |
| mucus | म्यूकस | मल |
| nostril | नासिका | नाक की छिद्रा |
| joyful | जॉयफुल | प्रफुल्लित |
| iridescent | आयरीडिसन्ट | विभ्रमित |
| limbs | लिम्ब्स | अंग |
| boneless | बोनलेस | अस्थिरित |
| head | हेड | सिर |
| lay | ले | रखना |
| back | बैक | पीठ |
| spinelessly | स्पाइनलेस्ली | बिना कशेरूके |
| blanched | ब्लांच्ड | उजला |
| skin | स्किन | त्वचा |
| slowly | स्लोली | धीरे-धीरे |
| turning | टर्निंग | मोड़ना |
| pink | पिंक | गुलाबी |
| exquisitely | एक्स्क्विज़िट्ली | अत्यंत सुंदर |
| child’s | चाइल्ड्स | बच्चे का |
| cry | क्राई | रोना |
| Dear | डियर | प्रिय |
| Father | फादर | पिता |
| heaven | हेवन | स्वर्ग |
| nurse | नर्स | नर्स |
| sobbed | सॉब्ड | रोना |
| hysterically | हिस्टेरिकली | हिस्टेरिया के साथ |
Andrew handed her the child. He felt weak and dazed. About him the room lay in a shuddering litter: blankets, towels, basins, soiled instruments, the hypodermic syringe impaled by its point in the linoleum, the ewer knocked over, the kettle on its side in a puddle of water.
| English Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| Andrew | एंड्रू | एंड्रू |
| child | चाइल्ड | बच्चा |
| weak | वीक | कमजोर |
| dazed | डेज्ड | उलझा हुआ |
| room | रूम | कमरा |
| litter | लिटर | कचरा |
| blankets | ब्लँकेट्स | कंबल |
| towels | टौल्स | तौलिये |
| basins | बेसिन्स | थाली |
| soiled | सॉइल्ड | गंदा |
| instruments | इंस्ट्रमेंट्स | यंत्र |
| hypodermic syringe | हाइपोडर्मिक सिरिंज़ | हाइपोडर्मिक सिरिंज़ |
| linoleum | लिनोलियम | लिनोलियम |
| ewer | ईवर | जलपात्र |
| knocked | नॉक्ड | टक्कर लगी |
| kettle | केटल | केतल |
| side | साइड | तरफ |
| puddle | पड़ल | टाल |
| water | वॉटर | पानी |
Upon the huddled bed the mother still dreamed her way quietly through the anaesthetic. The old woman still stood against the wall. But her hands were together, her lips moved without sound. She was praying. Mechanically Andrew wrung out his sleeve, pulled on his jacket. “I’ll fetch my bag later, nurse.” “He went downstairs, through the kitchen into the scullery3 . His lips were dry. At the scullery he took a long drink of water. He reached for his hat and coat. Outside he found Joe standing on the pavement with a tense, expectant face.
| English Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| huddled | हड़ल्ड | एकत्रित |
| bed | बेड | बिस्तर |
| mother | मदर | मां |
| dreamed | ड्रीम्ड | सपने देखना |
| way | वे | तरीका |
| quietly | क्वायट्ली | शांती से |
| anaesthetic | एनेस्थेटिक | संज्ञानाशक |
| old | ओल्ड | पुराना |
| woman | वूमन | महिला |
| wall | वॉल | दीवार |
| hands | हैंड्स | हाथ |
| lips | लिप्स | होंठ |
| moved | मूव्ड | हिला |
| sound | साउंड | ध्वनि |
| praying | प्रेइयंग | प्रार्थना करना |
| mechanically | मेकेनिकली | स्वचालित रूप से |
| wrung | रंग | निचोड़ना |
| sleeve | स्लीव | आस्तीन |
| pulled | पुल्ल्ड | खींचना |
| jacket | जैकेट | जैकेट |
| fetch | फैच | लाना |
| bag | बैग | थैला |
| later | लेटर | बाद में |
| nurse | नर्स | नर्स |
| downstairs | डाउनस्टेयर्स | नीचे |
| kitchen | किचन | रसोई |
| scullery | स्कुलरी | बर्तन धोने का स्थान |
| dry | ड्राई | सूखा |
| long | लॉंग | लंबा |
| drink | ड्रिंक | पीना |
| water | वॉटर | पानी |
| reached | रीच्ड | पहुंचना |
| hat | हैट | टोपी |
| coat | कोट | कोट |
| outside | आउटसाइड | बाहर |
| found | फाउंड | पाया |
| Joe | जो | जो |
| standing | स्टैंडिंग | खड़ा होना |
| pavement | पेवमेंट | सड़क |
| tense | टेंस | तनाव |
| expectant | एक्स्पेक्टंट | प्रत्याशित |
| face | फेस | चेहरा |
All right, Joe,” he said thickly. “Both all right.” It was quite light. Nearly five o’clock. A few miners were already in the streets: the first of the night shift moving out. As Andrew walked with them, spent and slow, his footfalls echoing with the others under the morning sky, he kept thinking blindly, oblivious to all other work he had done in Blaenelly, “I’ve done something; oh, God! I’ve done something real at last
| English Word | Pronunciation (Hindi) | Hindi Meaning |
| Joe | जो | जो |
| light | लाइट | प्रकाश |
| o’clock | ऑक्लॉक | बजे |
| miners | माइनर्स | कोयला खान मजदूर |
| streets | स्ट्रीट्स | सड़कें |
| shift | शिफ्ट | पाली |
| moving | मूविंग | चलता हुआ |
| walked | वॉक्ड | चला |
| spent | स्पेंट | खर्च किया |
| slow | स्लो | धीमा |
| footfalls | फुटफॉल्स | कदमों की आवाज़ |
| echoing | एकोइंग | गूंज |
| morning | मॉर्निंग | सुबह |
| sky | स्काई | आकाश |
| thinking | थिंकिंग | सोच |
| blindly | ब्लाइंडली | अंधाधुंध |
| oblivious | ओब्लिवियस | अनजान |
| work | वर्क | काम |
| done | डन | किया हुआ |
| Blaenelly | ब्लेनेली | ब्लेनेली |
| God | गॉड | भगवान |
| real | रीयल | असली |
| last | लास्ट | आखिरी |