A Passage to India Chapter 21

In which the evening unfolds with a lively city preparing for Mohurram, where new alliances are forged amid the solemnity and gaiety of ritual and politics, accompanied by the persistent presence of music and youthful disguise. The protagonist contemplates his recent choices and the delicate nature of social manoeuvres, all under the watchful gaze of allies and the quietude of an old friend’s discreet retreat.