andar haal kee chakaachaundh aur jalate-bujhate balbon ko dekhakar deenoo kee aankhen chundhiyaa jaatee hai | vah vaahee khadaa ho jaataa hai aur haal ke vaataavaran par najar daudtaa hai |
paartee men aannd kaa maahaul thaa, sharaab, kabaab aur shabaab teenon kaa achchhaa mishran banaa huaa thaa jo logon ko aanndit kar rahaa thaa |
deenoo poore haal men najar daudtaa hai | parantu use doktar saahab kahee najar naheen aate, vah apanee taraf aate ek vyakti ko dekhataa hai jo haathon men tre lie hue thaa jisame sharaab ke khalee kap rakhe the , shaayad vah koee naukar thaa |
deenoo (haath jodte hue) -”raam-raam bhaiyaa|”
naukar -”raam-raam kaho kisse milanaa hai |”
deenoo - “bhaiyaa mujhe doktar saahab se milanaa hai | meree patnee bahut beemaar hai |”
naukar (ungalee se ishaaraa karate hue) -”von vahaan us kone men us aurat ke saath doktar saahab khade hai |”
deenoo doktar saahab kee taraf daud padataa hai | doktar saahab misij khannaa ke saath haath men sharaab kaa jaam lie khade the | misij khannaa bhee hothon men sigaret dabaa ye doktar saahab se hns-hns ke baaten kar rahee thee, kabhee -kabhee beech-beech men doktar saahab ke jaam se ek aadh ghoont sharaab kee bhee bhar letee thee |
deenoo daudte hue doktar saahab ke pairo men gir padataa hai | vah doktar saahab ke pairo ko pakad letaa hai |
-”doktar saahab meree patnee ko bachaa leejiye, bhagavaan ke lie meree patnee ko bachaa leejiye doktar, vah chaarapaaee par padee tadp rahee hai |” deenoo jor-jor se rone lagataa hai | usake rone kee aavaaj se pooraa haal goonj uthaa thaa | logon ne deenoo ke rone kee aavaaj sunee to pooraa haal shaant ho jaataa hai |
doktar saahab chillaate hue bole -”are too fir aa gayaa mainne kahaa thaa main ab naheen dekhoongaa, subah ko aa jaanaa, chhodo mere pair ko|”
deenoo pair naheen chhodtaa bolaa -”subah tak to vah saahab mar jaayegee |”
-”mar jaayegee to mar jaane do, tum jaise saikadon aate hai yahaan|”
deenoo jor-jor se ro rahaa thaa, aansuo se usakaa kurataa geelaa ho gayaa thaa | haal men upasthit adhikaaree gan aur any vyaktiyon ko usakee haalat par taras naheen aataa ,ve pairo tel kuchalatee is gareebee ko dekh rahe the |
kuchh door par khade doktar khannaa deenoo ko dekhakar aag baboolaa hue jaa rahe the bole -” jaane kahaa se aa gayaa manahoos , sare rng men bhng daal diyaa, jaahil gaavar kahee kaa | are koee hai yahaan jo is gavaar ko bahaar nikal sake |”
do naukar daudte hue aate hai -”jee saahab “
-”ise bahaar nikaalo ynhaa se |”
ve donon kheenchakar deenoo ke haatho ko pakad lete hai | lekin deenoo doktar saahab ke pairo ko pakade rahataa hai | ve donon use kheechakar doktar saahab se alag karate hai aur use mare kutte kee tarah se farsh par ghaseetate hue chalate hai | aur fir kisee koode kee bhaanti use haal se bahaar fenk dete hai |
pooraa upanyaas padhne pake lie yahaan chatakaa lagaaye
