ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm, mjˈuːdɐlˌɪjɑːɹ, ðə hˈaʊsˈoʊnɚɹ ʌvðə plˈeɪs wˌɛɹ pˈændiən lˈaɪvz, hˈæpənz tə bˈʌmp ˌɪntʊ ʃˈænmjuːɡi ænd sˈɪmpəθˌaɪzᵻz wɪð hɜː fɔːɹ bˌiːɪŋ ɐ wˈɪdoʊ.
Around the same time, Mudaliyar, the house-owner of the place where Pandian lives, happens to bump into Shanmugi and sympathises with her for being a widow.