Bateswar was in a real fix! the man who had come to see him the previous day was mad enough but today's visitor appeared to be a laving lunatic! but then Dr.Sanjeev happened to be a famous man and could not be thrown out rudely! but the doctor's gushing praise as well as uncalled for advice seemed so intolereble to Bateswar that he felt that the best thing for him to do would be to tell him plainly about the intended conclusion of his story.