She was standing very close to me,”- whom does ‘she’ refer to? When and why was ‘she’ standing very close to the narrator? What was the effect of her proximity to the narrator?

In the line mentioned above ‘she’ refers to the girls who accompanied the narrator from Rohana till Saharanpur.

When the engine whistle shrieked, the carriage wheels changed their sound and rhythm, the girl got up and started collecting her things. She was about to get off at Saharanpur station where her aunt was waiting for her. While this process was on she stood very close to the narrator.

The girl stood so close to the narrator, that the fragrance from her hair fascinated the narrator. He even wished to raise his hand and touch her hair, but she moved away. Only the small of perfume remained where she stood. This was the effect of her proximity to the narrator.

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