Answer :
The marriage did not take place because Bholi refused to marry Bishamber. When the groom
saw that her face was covered with pock-marks, he declared that he would marry her only if her
father paid him a dowry of five thousand rupees. Bishamber did not budge from his stand in spite
of repeated pleadings by Ramlal. Finally, Ramlal placed the dowry amount at the groom's feet.
Consequently, when Bishamber was about to place the garland around Bholi's neck, she struck out her hand and the garland was flung into the fire. She said that she was willing to marry that
man only because of her father's honour. However, on seeing that the man was mean, greedy and
contemptible, she had decided not to go ahead with the marriage.