Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s5.32

v2.c27.s5.32

*Chand.* Withdraw, my love, and lead our boy along.
*Wife.* Forgive me, husband,—to another world
Thy steps are bound, and not to foreign realms,
Whence in due time thou homeward wilt return;
No common farewell our leave-taking now
Admits, nor must the partner of thy fate
Leave thee to trace thy solitary way.
*Chand.* What dost thou mean?
*Wife.* To follow thee in death.
*Chand.* Think not of this—our boy’s yet tender years
Demand affectionate and guardian care.
*Wife.* I leave him to our household gods, nor fear
They will desert his youth :—come, my dear boy,
And bid thy sire a long and last farewell.