[25]. The word “you” refers to the Indigo Planters.
[26]. This number, five, here referred to, are the persons whom he was trying to bring on his side for the law-suit.
[27]. This expression “had been hanged for six months,” is only used sarcastically.
[28]. That is, as the deer feels disquieted when exposed in a volcano, so is my mate troubled by the many anxieties in my mind.
[29]. When the rice in cleansed from its husks by being placed in the sun, instead of being boiled, it is called the Atapa rice.
[30]. That is, this is his last leave.
[31]. The word parrot here refers to Saralota. As the parrot is generally an object of fondness to persons, so Saralota was called a parrot, because she was much loved by her mother-in-law.
[32]. This is a proverb, signifying you cannot separate the tares from wheat.
[33]. Bhima or Brikadar was the second brother of Yudhistra and the second sond of Pandu.
[34]. The writer class among the Natives of this country.