Chhuti, short story by Machado de Assis, translated into Bengali by Sovon Sanyal-- Parabaas Issue 44

c c@mv (kH)

@Ac

w\/TFOS/Sv@

SF

c^/BfcSf/mpA/AF gK/~AgoS/qA..

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Tr  ~A

TkU Aw @ ~Sc :

rgS SFU

(1839-1908)

ASw S j Tmv Trq@ Zc AU s j@BS   Z @ ja |

- @ ?
- cUU s ~AS @ OSS S |
- g AS j |

cq T WA c^ Bv A@ @U sZS A q ~AAO cr @c |  ~T @BS chO AaUT TS Sq | j@v q , @iZ U@ j JU - T OUU Uc, mZm | ~S@ AS  AOdSf AS | S JA-@ c @ K@ | jZS ~ TS Sq A@ C K@ AaU c A@ oS | co Tv ZA@ @ c | cq ~T ~Q @ @UT U@v A@ cU ja rS BSF, c c @ cAr l@ AaUT ~AT, @H U@v ~T @@ | @@ OK @, Ac @ | ~T B@ @@ cU A@ |

B@-@@ TmvTrq @a Aw wU SAT A@ cUU | @@@ TmvTrq O cA ~T A@ j@c @U | TmvTrq @@@ TS  A@a AB @AaU @H @@ ~S@QH o A@ cIU | BS A@aQH OUU r- |  TmvTrq ~T A@ W cUU : - BB TAU, AT s  |

ZS ~T ~S^ ~SgkA wgf A wU TS c g | ~T c ZS Tn r, ZUoUq AaU ~T c ~S^,  S | cA @a, @@ ASB ja, TS ~T cc ASB gq, s A@S rq Ac @ ja | U ASEO cA Av c,  c @R c sR ~a, j@T A@a | a Aw vAv AS jUT, @v  cqv bA@ mU AJA A ASO ST jUT | ~T mU TS S mvfv a U cAv | c^ @@  OT ZUT | m ST B B  U @@ r r JvAaUT ~ cc TZ U @@ TZ A@ OqAaUT | ~T  @@ @S @ cUAaU S, q  @ A@a AB @ AaUT S | j@v q ~T j MJaUT ~T AA AUA mU | ~T@ ~Q @ cU @@ g b@ R OU wU | R ST jU, ~T ASBS cA A@ Jv @UT | ~T ~S^ AXH U | ASEO cA Av c, @H ~T BS sAha - AUA ~ ~AT | @@ TS TS ~T BS Jv OUAa, j@BS ~SFBS@ r @Aa | j cF ~T s@T ~STS c @\S @AaUT  AS ASB ToF ~UOS @UT -  B@ @@ B^AS | @@ TZ A@ O ZUT | TAv A@ A@ Jva,  JOv Zc g |

~T Jv @UT | AUA AaU ~T @ j@ ca c | R  OAv T Z j@@T B s A ~~Agc wAU R U @ cJo | ~T  j@v S aJ-v awU-OT  cv | AUA Uc Fxv ASO A@v B A A cJo | ~T Jv s^ bU Fxv | s s ~T jZS RZS JAha, AA avav @SU B vCS U Za | ~AT ZAaUT @S j@v AvAZ sv ~AcT  cJo Ar@U AS J ia ~ STa | jq AZv@ ~w ~AT ZAa | jq c Av B ^  S | OU, OU, B@ @@ o wU ~T cUU | ~T JvAaUT, c ~c j@v A@a Z JA AaUT | cA ~T BSF ~Q @a j@v Av jq AO^v ~AcT ~T TS ToF WAaU |

- ~T TS  S @@ B^AS, AUA ~T@ cUU |
- @S ?
- Z TS ha @@ Zc sS :Z a |
- :Z ? S | TS  w ~a |
- w ! B^AS AS cq TZ A-ZAr @ |
- U  ~T oTA B^AS ...
- ~T oTTR   ...
- @S U T ~T mU iU ?
- T  BS S |
-  ASEOq AcrU ZR-R c ...
- ATA @c ...
- U ~T cq SOc ...
c B\S @\S  ~T BS j@v @ TS ASUT - Avq c, @ B^AS S | cA @ Acv UvA ABa q | ~T jvR TS U s ATASAFAUAv gv BSF   | SAaUT ~T oTA ~UTFS  BSF Ua, sAR AZ @@ cU ~UTFSq c A@  ZS cIT S | c cc ~UOS @ SAa s ~T oTA B cS ~a | cIUT R B ASAEO c qAToF ABq wa | BST S gv AaU Acc, ~ s AS j WvS v AaU nc | @\S ZUT cF cBa, U@ TT @AU ~ \U oAS | ~T chO Aa, UUA @Aa ~ TZ Aa S@U ATA | ^cU  @S Sv@ c, jc @ gc gc ~T Tv AITAIT @ @U | j@c Av AwAaUT, AAaUT WT WT, cR A@  AS ~T TS ZAr g AaU | ~c Av sc BSF T sAhaUT, A@ s SAaUT  A@aq cI AS | c FJ, ~S@ A@a ZAa - AT AT O, AeS, UcUc cr, ~ @TS prFU Z Z cU sAhaU | c W @  sAhaU BU, BU @ B ! mvB R U@ c Bn, A\@ b\U BT, cwU R B,  U, T U@ R gUgv vA |  SOR AaU | S@f sS   @ cUAaU, TZ  QH A Uw | rK r@ @AU, K\U ...

AUA@ ~AT sZS Sv@ c cS @ cUUT TS U S @v R a^ U, c cAUR @ AS | R s O Av | @ cU  cA U SO c S ? ~T j@T c @\S @ @ OUAa, jTS T @@ ~T ~Q @ cU JA j@BS  @ cU UwU | ~T ~Q @UT | Av c, Tn jq @\Sv  s oSq Av @, ~T TS ToF nTw b U @U | c AA @ ~T ToF cAr | B ABAS @\S @UT, j@v rK  S q ~@v | @\SU j@v R ~SFv ~a AaU, j@q ABASKR A A ~AaU | AA ~T@ ZU a v ASw aU UU TB ,  ~Z a AS sha - ~T TS U xv BS ~ xv ~FZSf cH An, A@aAS ~w OU wa | AA@ cUUT Ti q ~S BUS @, cAB S - v@, OA@,  chO  SO ~ |  AS ~T j@c TS AaU jq sw  cqv ~S J A, jTS A@ AA s cqU @ Uq ArZAaU U@R |

sZS ~T jc @ c il @@@ AZ ~T r JA --  j@BS ~AAO U@ | @a j U@v wU o ~ @ ~T TZ R A@ U oU, ~ @TS wf pA ~T ZU |  ~T a A ~AAO U@v cUU :

- OAU | U Sv T ? Ai@ ~a j sc |
- OU, @@ ~T cUU |

~AT @@@ AB @ OqAaUT Rq U@v @ ? ~ca TS AhaU sS AOAS | ~T T AUAR TS AhaU sS ~T AAO | U@v s @ ~T BSq cI AaUT S, A@ R Sv ~ ArAv ~T TS g @TS W @U | U Ai@q Sv T cA Av c, ~ SO-wS c, @H jq Tq ~T ~SFAS WT sq | c AcrK AcrK ~SS AS ~T Bw @Aa | Jv Jv @BU gA j@v w @a MJa ~AT AUA v o jTS B v  UT s ~T cqv  q AwAaU | @@ A@ @UT R AAn Z BSF, ZUT T IJA@ AcA @r @U | ~AT UT, AAR U | v o ~T jAw OUUT |

 ASv AaU o ~AAO U@  Z R AS | jc BS wo Ai O sAhaU, j j@BS TAU | R ~AaU wT A@ @ | ~T ~Q @ cU B@-@@ m TIZS wU R  @ cU | wo v TU, ~T Acr Rq Hf v ASB @q Ta jce v @@@ AOS a cU | ~T AXf Acrv AA T S S@O @AaU | ~AT ASB @ TS  @UT | sAR ~AT A Acr @AAS, TB @AaUT | sq@ ~AT ~ AA @@ ~Q JA @ @ UQF @AaUT Rq OKf A@ | BSq w, mTf @ mf cAr w, c mf mTf @ cr av | U@v OU cr  | wT q U@v ~ @@ ToF A@ @ AhaU ~T S UT S | @cU U@v@ Zc @MUf pA ~T A@ j@c @ ZUT,  mf@ A@a cU  mA OZ ~T ZU A@aQH | rK OKf A Ac ASU, @@ ~T @a A jU ~ ~TR cATZ OUUT |

~T cAv AaU r m @Sq | cJ@ ASq OZ U ~T cA Bv @U A A BS | j ~T TSv g c wU | mgAc@gcq ~T JA UT,  @@ A@ FUFU @ A@ qUT | @@ @a j ~T  v o A@a cU sAhaU A@ rNU wUq ~v@ qU | ~T  AS jwU | sZS ~T cA TS j JUT, ZUT Bv gBS | BAS S ~S cUAa A@ S s ~T cA TS ~er JO-, cT qFA j@v @S AaU | m JA A@a l@ U@ | BSU Z sha TSK T | ~T ZS MJaq j@v S iU | mgAc@gcq AA T ~ATR J @ OAaUT | @@ ~T AS j@v B iU g b@ Bv c^ @ AU | @A A Zc W  rc W j b@UT | g Zv @a  T JB T cAaU | ~T W b@ Zc q j@ U JA i ~T BA o @J @J cUU :
-  cc ~ Sq !

cc TpF jq Zc TS AAn@ ~ASEO ~ AcgA^ sq  @ A@, ~T gv@ U @ AAhaU | TS  U QTv@ ~T AaU S, jw g AhaUT | cc T wa ? A@ BSF ? @S ? jZS ~AT jq v r \UZ @UT s ~T cHS ^ZwA cB @ | q T S ASB@ S ~SF @R@ j@T @S r @Aa | ~T @S cB @U T q @v  cc ~ Sq ~ @ @ @^ | T ~T BS@ o AS wU Zv @a sZS cc Tpv rS AaU | ~T A cc  OT ZRU | ~T TSv ZS ZS @ j k W cAhaU s j A@a LLR ~AT T cI i AAS | Zv r JA @ r@wm TSKBS,  Sfc ~T@ UANo @ sF @U s cc AFq ~ qU@ Sq | ~T @a m  iU s ASv @S aAv c ~S^g cH S, @S Av c S, S R sc mU rAm @ j@v ~cFA | jTS OTl@ j@v m OT  sR ~T ApAcw cF cA AAaU jv ~AT mf@ c ~mf@ @Svq @A S | TMS @q T | cc RZS  - ASyH, AS | Sq @S wS-cBS, Sq @S SO ~, cA@a Tp | mU @ c c Tq sA cU  @S ~T@ cA AS sR ha U TS ToF j ~S^ ~r AS S sU@ jTS j@ ZJO c @ A U |

~^FAAn AaU  AS @U Sv |  ZS Am AaU B@ @@ q c^ s m @ Ac Sc T cU AwAaU Sv T ~c | ~^FA ~SS ~AT AZAS | @U K@ @@BS U@@ ZS ZAaUT cU TS  | ~T oTA s j@v @S AaU  jAaU |  mf ~T@ j@v rc W AS Aw aAc cq Z UwU | rco sZS cA @ c @ AhaU T c@v @^ S UT |  rN, s @AS o AaU  O wU @ - cJ A@ WA, j@v cJ A@, FJ jqgc, coS ...  k rcocf wA OU sR rN ~  aS av OU @@BS oAS |

jgc OU wU ~T cc ~  ~T q aAv ! , qU j@v ZUokUfS aAv | S, j@v AS S, ~v ~vv r@ AS | jq T @@c ~T mU @ TS U | cA r@ @r @ U@BS ~ |  J@ J@ T@ ZT r@cm Uq @a OZ BU U U | ~ATR @JT | cc@ s T cA R s, @ ~AT T S | Zc vAcU c c^ cc @c ~ rS s S | S rS s  q ZJO AZU  ~ @ @ cc @ cU rN | AZ  cc wgf c^L AaU | cA ZJO AS-Ov AZ @ | cA T @S rN R s S | @cU cq U@BS  @ cU | SAaUT mv@ cc TpF  | jq @v ~S@c SAa | cA s ~  cc TpF @H AB @, ~ T S cHS A @ZS T s, @, A@gc - BU Z AwAaU, iS A@ BSU JA  BU gAaU | jq AccH S S ~T TZm  AwAaU | j BSF A@ ~T mU c^ s @\S Z @ S jTS S | j@BS c^ j ~T @a BS OqU @c ~AT mU sc |
- rASc, Z@ - T  AU sZS @ ~T jq @\AS@ rv @UT | nc S g | Tc @ sRq TS  gU c |
- rAScq Ai@ c, ~AT cUUT |
- FJ, q - T Bf U |

T U S; sA R v ~T jq A mU sc qha FQ @ ~S^ | ~T ToF jq AcS@ T A@gc Zc sZS BSq s rS TS ~T j@cq Sq | T  j ToF Z U hOTw j@ ~Ag s gwcS c  mTf ~rfc ~T g  a | ~U ~AT @S aAv gw @AaUT S, sA aAv cU ZUoU cI, jTSA@ sA ~T @ cI | @H T ~T@ B @  c,  @R sv ~T cAr Ac Uw v U T jq ~gFv | W @S c vAcU cq  coF  c @ ; cq O-vAcU gk  J ~AT j@v OUA@ @T sv ~AT ~U aU BSF cUAa | cq A@ A@ @\S cA B ZU cq cA T | avT BSA@ oc BSF, @ZSR JA JA ST m cF U cBS, avav TU  SOT, wqT, ATA @ T - jc ~S^ R, S ASB@ H @ ? ~S s TS  |

j@c T ~T@  a W ToF OA @Aa Z Zc c@ ~AT cUUT s cc @ TS TS gcAaUT | ~T @ T OZ @ II @ BU  UwU | c ~T @v  ATF S, @H  Tk ~AT AO^ @AaUT cc ~T@ rK A@  AAaU, ~ Tk OZ TS ZUT cc ~T BSF   AS JA |

~T Tq AUA TSv AaU ASS^, c j@v @ mf@ @Aa j oS @Hv A@ j@ S | R ZU gUc, A@ ZU a S cU TS @S :Z AaU S | T   @, Uq @ | j@c ~AT R@ ZUT T OZ BU TAa A | ~AT j@v Ac  R@ S@U @ @v  b@UT dTU c @ BSF | A @  b@UT, dTU S  gcUrfS  c @ ASUT | ~T jq @B o m:m S ~^A@R ~gc AaU |

~T@ gU cIcS S | AF cUAa ~S@ AS j@@f jce TMS @Aa | j@c cA TS q @Sv s qha AaU | qAToF cc ~^FA  @S ZU @S-TAU@ ~w T @ScO d @ AAaU | qha U Aw @S  w\ @c, kJO- T A qFA AcAn sF @c |  Aw Jc B,  v, m cJ@v ... ~T mv T ~q AcS @ AU | ~AT @S TS MJa S MJa T j@BS nff@ iU ~T@ @ ~S | ~^TU A ~c  c U | w OU AaJ UwUT, WJA @UT | TS Sq @JAaUT A@S |

~T  cqv mU @ TS @A AU | mU @ AO^ @q ~AT j@v ^S UT | AF TSv @JAaU mU W Aw Jc BSF | cA c @ @ c^ TZU Z AhaUT, c R ~T vAv, AJA @ U R | TS U ~T TZ R @wB j@v wU j U s A ~T ASB ToF Uq Uq ZAU |   @wB A@ j@v cU ~AT @A\ j@ c^@ aJ TUT | ~T wUv, sTS TI TI , Aw U ~@ BS R, ~  d @ AU A ~nTH | @@BS s Ai@ SAv S  c c TZ gCO @U | @\S ~T jq ZU TS TS ~S^ A S, A@ jR BSf AaU | TS  ~T q c^fr@ B@ @@  U Z ~AT c k j@ mwBF c @Aa, g  a q mw @ @ ~T@ AScS  | cA @S Av ha S, w\Bc Sq, Sq @S @TcFm | jq T SAU A  cq cU ~  aAc jJ@Aa ~S@ | gU Uw S, A@ jq gU @T |

 AS UMA@@ An  ~AT m cA UT | rASc mU wUT S, wUT ~T oTA cA | ZS j@v cAr @ @ cUUT | Acc q @S TS JUT | jR kH ~S^ AaU S | ~U ~S^ jU Tc mU | @U K@ b@UT, cq ~T A@ O | c^ @a R @TS j@ Ag^ UANo - ~AT q ~S^fS aAvU @ gU wUT | aAv Sq cR j@ wgf ~S^ ~SgkA TS B qU |

Tr  ~A: AcrAcZF jq cABUf UZ@ B^ 1839 U vc AR  BSd r | Tr- cc-T AaUS ~w  g (~l T nf s mha  g  Fw @AS) | KU ca c cABU Bf @rSU vq-v @B d @S | ~c J@ AFOO d | J UZ oH PcArF U OAn TSPcAS@ AcrKH R F | Tr UZ avw\ AF AcO SAcer rNf rfKmS ZU @ | 1908 U TpF   Tr ~orNf AFOO TA Wv |

(Ac, 2009; c-44)

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?