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Just as Sunanda doused the lamp, the gambler entered her
room. Sunanda was still unhappy over the fact that she would
be unable to talk to her beloved, because the soldiers may
return anytime. All she had on her mind was a conversation.
She had not planned to commit any other sin.
By now, the gambler read the situation perfectly. He realised
that he had stepped into a situation where the lady was
expecting to meet her boyfriend. For some reason, her
boyfriend had not turned up and she had mistakenly assumed
him to be the boyfriend. The darkness had helped create
this false impression. He decided to play the role of the
boyfriend.

He knew that in the darkness, he would not be seen. And
for fear of being overheard, there would be no conversation.
Hence, there was no way he could be caught. Realising this,
the gambler decided to commit both adultery and stealing.
Unwittingly, Sunanda fell into this trap. She wondered why
Rupsen was in such a rush. But she was in love. Such was
her passion that she was unable to think of the consequences
of her actions.
This is why, we should avoid blind love. Sometimes, blinded
by love, the father permits his son to indulge in all sorts
of sinful activities. He does not stop his son. Many college
going girls suffer a fate similar to Sunanda’s. Blind love is
dangerous.

One crime leads to another
Under the guise of showing his love, the gambler snatched
and broke the necklace worn by Princess Sunanda. Even
in the darkness, he managed to pocket all the pearls of the
broken necklace. Just then, the soldiers came back.

Sunanda was scared. She whispered in the gambler’s ear,
“Rupsen, today we barely had the opportunity to speak. But

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