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I’ll leave, I’ll go away!”
He turns and flees; his men behind
Dare not choose to stay.
Line 81: “The Zamindar cries, “No, no, no more!”
Line 82: “I’ll leave, I’ll go away!””
Line 83: “He turns and flees; his men behind”
Line 84: “Dare not choose to stay.”
Summary of Stanza 21
“The Zamindar cries, “No, no, no more!”
(The Zamindar panics and begs Gopi not to create anything more.)
“I’ll leave, I’ll go away!””
(He promises to leave and end the pursuit.)
“He turns and flees; his men behind”
(He turns around and runs away, with his men behind him.)
“Dare not choose to stay.”
(His followers are also too frightened to remain.)
Overall meaning: The power balance reverses: the threatening Zamindar becomes frightened and flees.
