CONTINUING ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF HINDI GARTH STORY PUBLISHED IN 1969 AS "रोहन गाथा " PAGE NO ४,५, ६ ----
ROHAN LEGEND-
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sir guy[continuing with story of rohan legend]- my ancestor was an expert in judging a woman's character , he chose catherine straton
clare rohan-that's it jovons ,i will marry george straton's daughter!
jovans- catherine? a beautiful grl but she is so cold and frigid!
clayer- but not for the marriage proposal, i know George does not have any money, i believe he will reason with her.
when clare's broken foot was mended-[he visits George straton]
George- rohani! it is my good fortune but i can not give you any dowry with catherine.!
clayer- to hell with your dowry...i want your daughter.. the day we are married i will payoff all your loans.... tell her i will be back in three days time for her answer.
catherine [when informed of Clare's proposal]- father i refuse to marry that scoundrel... i hate the very sight of him.
George-- catherine! listen!.. beggars do not have their own choices!
Catherine is defiant- father i shall not marry any of the rohan clan and that is my final decision!
G eorge- stubborn girl! you will not leave this room till you change your mind!
sir guy[telling his story]-catherine called a trusted man servant.......
Catherine-Jeremy! you ride on horseback to poor area of London at terk'shead inn and meet mr. cannon
Jeremy - very well mistress!
catherine [handing over a letter to Jeremy]- he is a bandit but a true gentlman,i love him , give him this letter and wait for his answer.
sir guy rohan relating his story to garth and lumiere- catherine got the answer from cannon and to bide time catherine decided to accompny clare to his city house and accepted to travel along with him to london.
inside the couch travelling to london-
clare- give me a token kiss dear catherine i do not want a boring woman for a wife , we rohans are great Casanova known for their affars of the heart!
Catherine- you are too impatient and rude sir!
coachman is suddenly confronted with a gunman on horse back- ho! stop there and handover everything you have!
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horse wagon is confronted by gun wielding highwayman--- Clare leans out of couch window and exclaims-
"o god! a bandit ! take the wagon past that ruffian!"
" i dare not master! he is tim cannon ,the best pistol shot on Dover street"
"runt! take this pouch and get lost!" sir clare and catherine getting down from the wagon and are faced with tim cannon.
"keep your money sir clare! i only want Catherine!"- responds the higwayman.
"damn you cannon i will seeyou hang for this in tyburn!"- shouts sir clare gesticulating angrily shaking his fst in frustatation shouts after the fleeing bandit.
garth- so rohan, catherine and tim cannon lived happily ever after?
rohan- no garth , the story does not end there,my ancestor clare was a strong willed man! after persuing him for three months ultimately he trapped tim cannon in turkshead inn with the help of Bo street vagabonds.
Tim cannon is surrounded by gun wielding policemen at turkshead inn led by sir Clare who shouts -"arrest him!"
"sir Clare we found lady Catherine in an upstairs room tending to this sick old lady" sir Clare is informed by one of his soldiers.
" catherine!, has canon harmed you in any way? asks sir Clare.
"Tim cannon is now my husband sir Clare!" responds Catherine.
"damn you, such a slight! insult from a highway man! you should have been my wife! only mine!! -sir Clare is maddend by anger and raises his whip to strike catherine across the cheek.
sir guy rohan [telling the story to garth and lumiere]- sir clare struck Catherine on her face with his whip and then the old lady intervened, came up between them.
"you cruel monster! you have hurt this poor compassionate pretty lady, i curse you that from now on every first born of your family will bear this birh mark just like the scar of wound you inflicted on her" shouts old lady mole furiously!
sir guy rohan - "and so that is how i got that birthmark scar, a damn curse by that old bitch two centuries ago!
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so rohan you believe that this birthmark on your face is a result of a curse 200 years ago?
asks Garth-what happened to Catherine and Tim cannon?
guy rohan- "the legend says that tim cannon was hanged at tyburn, and the woman went missing"
"and your ancestor? sir clare?
"he got married one month after the incidence. later on he got killed on his hunting lodge , he never got to to see his son and heir!"
garth- but rohan what is the mysterious link between you and me?
rohan- "i am coming to that garth"
rohan- the real enemy of my ancestor was not the bandit tim cannon but his friend sir John Garfield and Garth he looked just like you!
Garth- how do you know that?
sir guy rohan- because sir clare has been reincarnated in my form !i was there and so were you!"
[missing 7 days strips of the story]
garth has slipped back in to the past and he is at turks head inn witnessing the raidon turkshead inn in progress by clare rohan ancestor of sir guy rohan---
warning bell is sounded-"tim soldiers have surrounded the inn .police s comming mister cannon!
innkeeper- here mr. canon you and the lady can hide in upstairs room
sir Clare rohan bursts through the door with police in toe-" in keeper i am sir Clare rohan where is that ruffian tim canon hiding?
meanwhile Garth has seen Catherine gloves lying on the table and he asks lady mole to hide them before they chance to notice them
Clare questions Garth- you Garfield! have you seen tim canon?
Garfield[garth] i am not your paid snoop! go ahead and make a search!
Clare- punishment for sheltering a fugitive bandit could be death!
Garth- do what ever you want to do rohan! i do not like your company and nor do i like your methods!
Clare raises his whip-" insulting a magistrate of the emperor?" i will show you!i will each you a lesson!!
Garth- rohan take that away otherwise would wring your fat neck!
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sir guy[continuing with story of rohan legend]- my ancestor was an expert in judging a woman's character , he chose catherine straton
clare rohan-that's it jovons ,i will marry george straton's daughter!
jovans- catherine? a beautiful grl but she is so cold and frigid!
clayer- but not for the marriage proposal, i know George does not have any money, i believe he will reason with her.
when clare's broken foot was mended-[he visits George straton]
George- rohani! it is my good fortune but i can not give you any dowry with catherine.!
clayer- to hell with your dowry...i want your daughter.. the day we are married i will payoff all your loans.... tell her i will be back in three days time for her answer.
catherine [when informed of Clare's proposal]- father i refuse to marry that scoundrel... i hate the very sight of him.
George-- catherine! listen!.. beggars do not have their own choices!
Catherine is defiant- father i shall not marry any of the rohan clan and that is my final decision!
G eorge- stubborn girl! you will not leave this room till you change your mind!
sir guy[telling his story]-catherine called a trusted man servant.......
Catherine-Jeremy! you ride on horseback to poor area of London at terk'shead inn and meet mr. cannon
Jeremy - very well mistress!
catherine [handing over a letter to Jeremy]- he is a bandit but a true gentlman,i love him , give him this letter and wait for his answer.
sir guy rohan relating his story to garth and lumiere- catherine got the answer from cannon and to bide time catherine decided to accompny clare to his city house and accepted to travel along with him to london.
inside the couch travelling to london-
clare- give me a token kiss dear catherine i do not want a boring woman for a wife , we rohans are great Casanova known for their affars of the heart!
Catherine- you are too impatient and rude sir!
coachman is suddenly confronted with a gunman on horse back- ho! stop there and handover everything you have!
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horse wagon is confronted by gun wielding highwayman--- Clare leans out of couch window and exclaims-
"o god! a bandit ! take the wagon past that ruffian!"
" i dare not master! he is tim cannon ,the best pistol shot on Dover street"
"runt! take this pouch and get lost!" sir clare and catherine getting down from the wagon and are faced with tim cannon.
"keep your money sir clare! i only want Catherine!"- responds the higwayman.
"damn you cannon i will seeyou hang for this in tyburn!"- shouts sir clare gesticulating angrily shaking his fst in frustatation shouts after the fleeing bandit.
garth- so rohan, catherine and tim cannon lived happily ever after?
rohan- no garth , the story does not end there,my ancestor clare was a strong willed man! after persuing him for three months ultimately he trapped tim cannon in turkshead inn with the help of Bo street vagabonds.
Tim cannon is surrounded by gun wielding policemen at turkshead inn led by sir Clare who shouts -"arrest him!"
"sir Clare we found lady Catherine in an upstairs room tending to this sick old lady" sir Clare is informed by one of his soldiers.
" catherine!, has canon harmed you in any way? asks sir Clare.
"Tim cannon is now my husband sir Clare!" responds Catherine.
"damn you, such a slight! insult from a highway man! you should have been my wife! only mine!! -sir Clare is maddend by anger and raises his whip to strike catherine across the cheek.
sir guy rohan [telling the story to garth and lumiere]- sir clare struck Catherine on her face with his whip and then the old lady intervened, came up between them.
"you cruel monster! you have hurt this poor compassionate pretty lady, i curse you that from now on every first born of your family will bear this birh mark just like the scar of wound you inflicted on her" shouts old lady mole furiously!
sir guy rohan - "and so that is how i got that birthmark scar, a damn curse by that old bitch two centuries ago!
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so rohan you believe that this birthmark on your face is a result of a curse 200 years ago?
asks Garth-what happened to Catherine and Tim cannon?
guy rohan- "the legend says that tim cannon was hanged at tyburn, and the woman went missing"
"and your ancestor? sir clare?
"he got married one month after the incidence. later on he got killed on his hunting lodge , he never got to to see his son and heir!"
garth- but rohan what is the mysterious link between you and me?
rohan- "i am coming to that garth"
rohan- the real enemy of my ancestor was not the bandit tim cannon but his friend sir John Garfield and Garth he looked just like you!
Garth- how do you know that?
sir guy rohan- because sir clare has been reincarnated in my form !i was there and so were you!"
[missing 7 days strips of the story]
garth has slipped back in to the past and he is at turks head inn witnessing the raidon turkshead inn in progress by clare rohan ancestor of sir guy rohan---
warning bell is sounded-"tim soldiers have surrounded the inn .police s comming mister cannon!
innkeeper- here mr. canon you and the lady can hide in upstairs room
sir Clare rohan bursts through the door with police in toe-" in keeper i am sir Clare rohan where is that ruffian tim canon hiding?
meanwhile Garth has seen Catherine gloves lying on the table and he asks lady mole to hide them before they chance to notice them
Clare questions Garth- you Garfield! have you seen tim canon?
Garfield[garth] i am not your paid snoop! go ahead and make a search!
Clare- punishment for sheltering a fugitive bandit could be death!
Garth- do what ever you want to do rohan! i do not like your company and nor do i like your methods!
Clare raises his whip-" insulting a magistrate of the emperor?" i will show you!i will each you a lesson!!
Garth- rohan take that away otherwise would wring your fat neck!
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