Ardhakathanak 217

217

phiri dūjai dina āyau dvāra. supane nahi dekhai dīnāra.
byākula bhayau lobha ke kāja. cintā baṛhī na bhāvai nāja. //

He came back to the doorway the next day, but not even in a dream did he see a gold coin. / He became distraught out of greed; anxiety grew, and food no longer appealed to him.