yes, hello, brother. bihar, am i correct?
let me say only that the terrible malevolence that has visited your part of the country affects us all.
terrible. and now, the family on the street. it is not acceptable. and if i can't help, my name is not mr. gangooly.  which, blessedly, it is. and now a smile as full as the sky above.
be free -- look around. on the faces of the family is one thought: is it possible? amrita goes right to the parrots.
they'll need feeding. give them seed. but don't spoil them.
and now, one of the miracles of life in the city. one and two.  he turns on the tap and a stream of brown water gurgles out. the pals are hypnotized, the fists around their hearts begin to ease.
holy water from the ganges! flows out forever. come -- touch it.
drink! it's as pure as the dew on shiva's lips. they drink. gangooly claps in delight.  and beckons hasari aside.
now, this place is yours for two weeks. my cousin, moti, is away, traveling. normally, the rent takes fifty rupees for a week, but for a brother, forty. no, don't thank me. hasari pulls out his little screw of money.
give me the fifty, pay the rest next week. you'll find work, i trust you. aren't i from bihar, too? yes. and the money is in his hand. he joins his hands together.
you are pleased? then mr. gangooly is pleased. it's how i am.
not well, brother?
well, yes, i remember you, of course -- hello! i am delighted to see you -- yes. and tell me immediately, please -- your little family, your beautiful children, everyone eats, yes. come, have a cup of tea or a little something stronger, we must celebrate. gangooly starts to move, to position himself for a get- away. hasari blocks his egress, unsmiling.
ah, well, you're angry at me, yes, i wondered if that was still on your mind -- i am full of regret about that, yes, even a little tormented. what can i say? i have the spirit of an eagle trapped in the body of a crow.
my friend, i am lame and i am poor. does that mean that i shouldn't survive? huh? when a man is struggling in a rough sea, he clutches onto what he can or he drowns. you don't look so well.
ach! i have an offer. no, listen! shiva be my witness, you must at least think about this. please, i can help.  or my name is not mr. gangooly.
remove the children from the school -- no, why? when you, the father, can make a small sacrifice. nature has foreseen your plight. for she has given you two eyes, yes, and two kidneys. but. to live, you have need of one only. i have a friend who sold his kidney -- this one -- and now -- believe me, this is the truth -- he lives in a brick home.  which he owns. that smile.
of course, take some time, think about it. people all over the world, anxiously waiting, willing to pay. 15,000 rupees for a kidney. 25,000 for an eye. gangooly winks, peers at hasari with a single eye, and smiles.
oh, it's a noble fate. if indeed your wheel ceases to turn, you will help educate somewhere in this great world a fine doctor. hasari bends to the contract and laboriously signs his name.