Why did Edla still entertain the peddler even after she knew the truth about him?

Edla had a kind and sympathetic heart that was pained by the plight of the poor peddler. She requested her father to allow him to spend one day with them in peace as a respite from the struggle he had to endure round the year. Her principles did not allow her to throw this man out of her house on the Christmas Eve especially when they had already promised him a “Christmas cheer”. Moreover, she had been in high spirits that morning thinking of the ways in which she could help the tramp. Therefore, even after knowing the truth, Edla wanted to entertain the peddler.

Edla did not think it proper on their part to chase away a human being whom they had asked to come to their house and had promised him Christmas cheer. She understood the reality of the peddler’s life and wanted him to enjoy a day of peace with them. Hence, she still entertained the peddler even after knowing the truth about him.

Edla, the kind-hearted girl, wanted to entertain the poor hungry peddler over the Christmas Eve. She wanted him to enjoy at least a day of peace with them. That is why, even after knowing the truth about him, she entertained him.

एडला एक दयालु लड़की थी। वह बेचारे भूखे फेरीवाले का क्रिसमस की पूर्व संध्या पर आतिथ्य करना चाहती थी। वह चाहती थी कि फेरीवाला कम से कम एक दिन उनके साथ शान्ति से रहे। यही कारण था कि उसके बारे में सच को जानने के बावजूद भी उसने उसका आतिथ्य किया।

When Ella’s father came to know that the man whom he mistook for an old acquaintance was someone else, he ordered the peddler to leave his house at once. But his daughter Edla was a kind-hearted girl. She wanted to entertain the poor hungry peddler over the Christmas Eve. She could not get away from this idea all at once. She thought about this stranger. She told her father that the peddler walked the whole year long and there was probably not a single place in the whole country where he was welcomed and could feel at home. She also told him that he was chased away wherever he went. He was always afraid of being arrested and cross-examined. She wanted the peddler to enjoy at least a day of peace with them. That is why, even after knowing the truth about him, she entertained him.

जब एडला के पिता को यह पता चल गया कि वह आदमी जिसे उसने अपना पूर्व परिचित समझा था, कोई और है तो उन्होंने फेरीवाले को तुरन्त अपना घर छोड़ने का आदेश दिया। परन्तु उनकी बेटी एडला एक दयालु लड़की थी। वह बेचारे भूखे फेरीवाले का क्रिसमस की पूर्व संध्या पर आतिथ्य करना चाहती थी। वह तुरन्त इस विचार को न त्याग सकी। उसने इस अजनबी के बारे में सोचा। उसने अपने पिता से कहा कि फेरीवाला। पूरे वर्ष घूमता रहता है और पूरे देश में सम्भवतः किसी भी जगह उसका स्वागत नहीं किया जाता है और कोई भी स्थान ऐसा नहीं है जहाँ वह घर जैसा महसूस कर सके। उसने यह भी कहा कि वह जहाँ जाता है उसे हर जगह से भगा दिया जाता है। उसे हमेशा गिरफ्तार होने तथा पूछताछ किये जाने का डर रहता है। वह चाहती थी कि फेरीवाला कम से कम एक दिन उनके साथ शान्ति से रहे। यही कारण है कि उसके बारे में सच को जानने के बावजूद भी उसने उसका आतिथ्य किया।