The relationship between the lodger and Mrs Croft turns unusually warm and comfortable, more so after the arrival of Mala, his new bride, from Calcutta. Mrs Croft is their guide to a New World, teaching them to admire their new country, both for its past traditions and its present achievements. By doing so, she acts, as does Mr Kapasi, as the interpreter of our maladies. Excellent Good Average Poor Think it over Reality is a staircase going neither up nor down. We don't move.
Today is today, always is today.