5<j	IN THE VISION OF GOD
a small room of a rest-house. Ramcharandas was sorely
disappointed. Next morning they went to the bazar, where
a kind shop-keeper, a Catholic, suggested that they might
travel to the Xorth via Kadra to which place they could
go by a ferryboat. The shop-keeper fed them with some
biscuits and bread. Then going to the river-side they leapt
into a large boat bound for Kadra. A fee of one anna each
had to be paid which charge Bamcharandas met from the
few annas lie owned.
The boat moved on slowly with many a halt on the
way because it was carrying also some cargo. However, at
dusk they reached Kadra. As night advanced severe cold
set in. Having found no room in the local rest-house, they
sought shelter on the open verandah of the village head-
man's office, which stood directly facing the river. A cold
breeze had by now begun to blow from the river. Here
again the night was spent in a manner similar to the one in
the rock chamber on the Ramatirtha hill.
Early at daybreak they started, N<rw they had to
traverse a path along the gradual ascent of a hill through
a dense jungle. Some travellers, who carried long sticks
with a spear at one end coining from the opposite direction,
warned them against wild bears. When the Lord's Name
was on their lips where was fear ? As usual Ramdas walked
at a brisk pace with Ramcharandas close behind him.
At noon they reached a small village where a halt was
made. After bath they ate a few boiled potatoes and, resting
for an hour, started again. The jungle extended still further.
They now travelled on level ground and legged on. At
sunset they reached the village—Coomarwadi. That day
from daybreak to sunset they had covered 36 miles—the
distance from Kadra to Coomarwadi*
(ii)   The Mother Cow
At Coomarwadi they found shelter in a spacious rest-
house. Quite a crowd of villagers collected in the house to