অধ্যায় একশো বাষ্তর: চোরের মায়ের বড় গলা

দuan fei kuch ta upalabdhi bodh korlen, chow-shi bolte laglen, "ami jokhon sokale ghum theke uthi, tokhon shami pashe chhilen na, ami bujhe giyechilam je tini abar juyot khelte gechen, sedin tini fire ashar por ekdom boka-bokar moto obostha hoyechilo, mukhe shudhu ekta kothai bolchilen, sob ses... sob ses..."

chow-shi abar kande laglen, duan fei মনে মনে ekta dirghasas fellen, ei chow deng nischoy ei diner adhrater modhye tar bouke biki kore diyeche, ebong sese sob abar here gese, juyoy asokto byaktira jodi pranotou here na jay, tobe tokhon porjonto thambe na.

chow-shi abar bolte laglen, "sedin shami kichui khaini, saradin bichanay pore chhilen, ekdom bokar moto, sondhyay keu eshe dorjay bat dilo, chow an dorja khulte gelo, tarpor bhitore ese shamike bollo je wang poribar theke keu khoj koreche, shami tokhon abak hoye tar songe chole gelo, tarpor din sokale shami alada ekta bhab niye fire elo, du gal beguni lal, sei bhab... pagoler moto bhoyonkor lagchilo, tini amake santona diye bollen je kosto din sob ses hoye geche, tini sob bujhe gechen, ekhon theke ami ar aleng dujonai santi o bhalo din pabo, tini bollen tar ekta jibon-sathi bondhu tar dhareka taka diye diyeche, abar amake pasher bari theke dos taka dhar niye kichu mod o khabar kine otithi der satkar korte bollen, ami tar bhoyonkor rup dekhe chole jete chaini, keu bhabeni je tini erokom raagi hoye abar paglami korte suru korben, tai ami jete badhho holam, wu-santi-r barite giye ami taka dhar nite lojja peye kichukkhon thamathemi korlam, bari theke tokhon du bar mormanto chitkarer sabdo elo..."

duan fei sesmes chow deng-er mrityur purber kheyal ebong monobhab paribartan thik kore bujhe nite parlen, tarporer ghotonagulo tini wu-santi o chow an-er jabanbodi theke moto-moti jene gechen, tai chow-shi-ke ar bisad bhabe bolte hlo na, tini bollen, "chow mata, onnanno ghotona ami praye bujhe felechi, apnar ki ghotonasthaler obostha mone ache? tokhon ki ghore asbabpotro elomelo chhilo ba laathi mere fele dewa hoyechilo? ghore rokter chhorano kibhabe chhilo? tokhon chow an kibhabe chow deng-ke kole niyechilo? chow deng kon dike mukh kore chhilen, kon dike pa chhilen? aro, chow deng-er sorire du-jaigae jaigti kothai chhilo?"

duan fei-er bisod prosner madhyme, chow-shi mone korlen jeno tini abar sei bhoyonkor obosthay phire gechen, tini bhoye thorthor kore kapte laglen, liu qing-yun druto take jorie dhorlen, ebong duan fei-er dike takiye bollen, "thakur, ei sob chhoto biyosgulo ki motok-er riport-e bisod bhabe lekha nei?"

duan fei gambhir swamte bollen, "jothestho ditiyo-puro-r choca-bhibhag-er nittyo-adhyaksho-keo jokhon wang poribar kine niyeche, tokhon suzhou bhaboner bhitoreo ki kono bhul thakte pare? cai motok-er lasher biroron o suzhou bhaboner file khub bisod bhabe lekha ache, tobe ami thik biswas kori na, cai motok-o ei ghotonai pray du bochor dhore mara gechen, ta theke bojha jay je riport-e sandeher obokas ache, tai ami biyog gulo bisod bhabe jante chai, jate kono upae chow an-er jonno nyay bichar kora jay."

chow-shi matha nete bollen, "ami bujhte perechi, ami o wu-santi jokhon barite fire elam tokhon obak hoye gelam, tokhon chow an shamike kole niyechilo, shami dorjar dike mukh kore chhilen, du pa bankano o soja chhilo... shami chow an-er buker kapor chere ekta kotha bole sesniswas tyag korlen, maite... maite rokto khub kom chhilo, shudhu shamir pore jawar jaigae kichu chhilo, chow an-er sorire rokto onk chhilo, puro buker kachakachi sobai rokto, aro mukhe, hate sob rokto chhilo, tar hate ekta roktokto churikao chhilo, tokhonkar obostha dekhe keu na bole parte paren je tini-i khuni..."

"ghore ki ধस्तधস্তি ba maramarir kono cihno chhilo?" duan fei jiggesh korlen.

chow-shi obak hoye matha narlen, abar matha nete bollen, "choto morha gulo du to pore gechilo, onno... onno kichu poriborton nei."

duan fei ekta kagoj ber korlen, chow-shi-r samne dhore choriye diye bollen, "eta amar aka khosra chobi, kono vul thakle apni nishsandehe bolben."

eta duan fei-er pakhirdar kolmote aka chow poribarer mukhyo sokher ghorer tricerio khosra, khub sadhharon, karon duan fei kono din chobi aka siken ni, kintu chow-shi khosra dekhei sathyat kapte laglen, tini abhimane chokh bondho kore fellen, kichukkhon por chokh kular chesta kore takalen, sei sopne anek bar dekha ghotona dekhe chow-shi agan hoye gelen.

kichu khon obak hoye dekhar por chow-shi hat tule chobi nirdesh kore bollen, "sebar ghorer obostha er theke onek besi elomelo chhilo, ei chobite ekta jhuri nei, matite aleng-er khelte bhalobasa ekta choto kather kukur chhilo..."

chow-shi khub bisod bhabe bollen, ar duan fei tar kotha moto ghotonasthal sajate laglen, jokhon chow-shi ar kono notun kotha bolte parlen na, tokhon duan fei chobi gutiye niye bollen, "bhalo, chow mata apni khub bhalo kaj korechen, biyor byapar niye ar ekhon bhebe kaj nei, ami thikmoto byabostha nebo, jate apnake adalate daka na hoi tar ceshta korbo, tobe ekso bhag nischoyota nei, karon tin sori-r joutho bichar, shudhu mukhyo bicharok ca-thakur ke kena jayni."

chow-shi drirho bhabe bollen, "ami bhoy pai na, shudhu anju-ke nyay dewa gele, shudhu wang si-yong-ke norke pathano gele, ami kichutei bhoy pai na!"

duan fei matha nete liu-damponi o liu qing-yun-ke bollen, "apnara ekhane thakle jekono proyojone amake khobor dite paren, amake bhabe chow mata-r jotno nebo, asha kori biyor ti khub taratari sundor bhabe samadhan hobe."

duan fei beriye aslen, pichone druto paw-er sabdo sunte pelen, pichone takiye dekhen liu qing-yun druto aschen, tar samne ese jokhon dekhlen tini take takiye achen, tar mukhe alpo roktimota ese gelo, choto gale jiggesh korlen, "thakur, chow an ki... tini ekhon kemon achen?"

duan fei chow an-er bankano pa-gulo mone kore mone dukkho pelen, bollen, "tar obostha khub bhalo noi, tobe praner bhoy nei, biyor samadhaner por bhalo bhabe thakle thik hoye jabe."

liu qing-yun sasti niye bollen, "ta hole ami nischintom..." eta bole tar chokher jol jhorner moto neme elo, bollen, "didi mone korten je tini amake doye felechen, asole ami take doye felechi, tin bochor ager bosonte, ami chow an-ke biye kore baire berote bolechilam, sei barer biye korar somoy wang si-yong-er songe dekha hoyechilo, tarpor eto dukkho ghotona ghotlo, tokhon wang si-yong rasta atke amake koutuk korchilen, an-bhai take soriye diye tar songe nyay kotha bolen, tar fole wang si-yong lok diye take marpeet korechilen, tar porer din wang si-yong lok pathiye biyer prastab den, abar amar baba ta pratyakhyon koren, se din theke wang si-yong chow poribarke chokranto kore noshto korar ceshta korchen, sob amar dos..."

duan fei bollen, "apni erokom ulto-palto bhabben na, eta apnar dos noi, jodi wang si-yong sadharon dhoni byabsayee hoten, tobe tini erokom nirmom hoten na, tar chachar khomotar jorei tini kono bhoy chara erokom kaj korchen, fire jan, chow mata-r bhalo bhabe jotno nin, tar ekhon kauke sathe paoya dorkar."

liu qing-yun pichon fire ek pa fele abar ghurle bollen, "ami jani na... bi-didi tini khub ojab, tini amake sathe rakhte chan na, khub kom kanden, tini... eto din boka sejeo amake bolen ni, ami eka khub bhoy pacchi..."

"kichukkhon por ami rong-erke pathabo apnader sathe thakar jonno, nischintom thakun, ekhane khub nirapod achen." duan fei liu qing-yun-ke santona diye bollen, "chow mata ekhon khub durbol, apni ja dekhchen ta tar upor-er sakti, apnake tar sathe beshi thakte hobe, kotha bolte hobe, take eka thakte deben na."

liu qing-yun chole gelen, kintu duan fei-er mon khub chap-grasto hoye porlo, chow-shi-r obosthao tini dekhechen, chow-shi-r santi o sakti manuser mon-e bhoy toiri korche, khub bhoy, kintu duan fei-ero kono upae chhilo na.

duan fei abar wu-santi o ca-poribar-er ma-chheleke dekhte gelen, tader bhoy o udveg dekhe tar druto biyor ses korar ichha aro bere gelo.

sei rateo kono ghotona gotlo na, tar porer din sokale duan fei lokjon niye karjagar-e pouchen, ei bar keu take atkar sahas korlo ni, prothome bichar suru hobar somoy dalap-er se-thakur birodh suru korlen, tini hat jor kore qian ru-jing-ke bollen, "qian thakur, ei biyor kothadin dhore goriyeche, sakshi dake hobe ki? na hole to ray dewa uchit chhilo?"

qian ru-jing upaye na peye duan fei-er dike takiye bollen, "thik ache, sakshi dakanor pro-stuti nin, kichukkhon biyor sthagito thakuk, sakshi pouchanor por abar alada bhabe sabhar tarikh janano hobe, sabha ses."

"thamar age!" dalar niche soba gulo manuser modhye ekjon beriye elen, samne du pa giye tini matite hantu gege boslen, sabhar tin thakurke pronam kore ucha gale bollen, "niche-r karmachari suzhou bhaboner pradhan dhortok ho yong, suzhou bhabon tin sori-r chow an biyor bicharer kotha sune, age theke prostuti niyechilo, sakshi dakar sate sate asar jonno khobor diyechilo, keu bhabeni je gotokal niche-r karmachari sakshi khobor dite giye dekhe je amader bhaboner dhortok qi-gu chara, sakshi wu-santi poribar sobai poribar niye gayeb, aro amader bhaboner dhoni poribar wang poribar ese abijog koreche, gotokal rate tader barite dakat esechilo, dakat sona-ghena lot korlo ni, shudhu wang poribarer maliker dujon soto bhabike hire niye geche, tader modhye ekjon nischot ei bybsa-r mritto byaktir stri, amader sandeh keu iccha kore sakshi hire niye geche, tin sori-r kaj-e badha diyeche, tai suzhou poricharok wu thakur amake o qi-gu-ke pathiyechen, bicharok thakurerke smoron koriye dite, keu jeno koke bhul bujhe bhul ray na den."

"aro erokom ghotona? sei dakat to khub sorkar-birodhi." se-thakur jore kagojer upar hat mere bollen, "apni bolchen je apnar sakshi qi-gu-ke anechen, ekhon ki sabhar niche achen? take upore dakan, thakurganer kotha ache tar sathe."