Summary

Not knowing what else to do, Rukmani and Nathan return to the temple where they are at least guaranteed one meal and start to plan. They decide they must return home, regardless of whether they end up on the street there. Nathan in particular expresses a wish to be in familiar land. They devise a plan for Rukmani to offer to read and write letters for people for a lower cost than others who have the education to perform such a task. She goes to work, and very slowly begins earning money. At the rate she is going, it will take many months for them to have the money for the journey back. A stroke of luck comes in the form of the young boy, Puli, who had shown them to the doctor’s house where their son was supposed to be. Coming to collect...