NOBODY LIGHTS A CANDLE Anjali Deshpande 39 After a brief silence he continued. “She,” Udairaj pointed a finger at Saroj and said, “had really spoilt him. She got him as part of her dowry. Earlier he used to work for her aunt, her mother’s sister. His father was their domestic help. When this fellow got trained as a driver they hung him round our neck like a necklace given in dowry. He is good as a driver. But she depended a lot on him. Could not do without him. Has to go to the parlour, Parduman must take her. have