The Poison Tree Quotes

“CHAPTER I. NAGENDRA'S JOURNEY BY BOAT. agendra Natha Datta is about to travel by boat. It is the month Joisto (May—June), the time of storms. His wife, Surja Mukhi, had adjured him, saying, "Be careful; if a storm arises be sure you fasten the boat to the shore. Do not remain in the boat.”
― Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, The Poison Tree: A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal