30 IN THE VISION OF GOD
ten days1 fast. Instead of feeling discomfort, during the
fever, he passed through an experience of indescribable
ecstasy. Even when the fever was at its heights, he
danced through sheer joy.
Eam Bhatji growing anxious proposed to treat him with
medicine. Ramdas did not like that the fever should be
driven out in that manner. He had accepted the fever as a
welcome guest, and in its company he was having a blissful
time- ""Why should you," Ramdas replied, "think of
ejecting it ? Let it take leave of Ramdas at its own
sweet will." Ramdas would have nothing to do with his
medicine. The fever raged on for two days. On the night
of the second day he expressed to Ram Bhatji his desire to
leave Kundapur on the next day.
'* 2To, Ramdas,'1 he remonstrated : " I cannot allow you
to start until the fever has abated.71
Meanwhile Bamdas had received an invitation from
Sanjivrao of Ernakulam asking him to go over to him at
once. He tried to persuade Ram Bhatji to yield to his plan
but he was adamant.
"Well, can you permit him to start in case Ram frees
him from fever by tomorrow morning?" Ramdas tempted
him.
Rara Bhatji snapped. "By all means," he replied
at once. He felt Ramdas' pulse; the temperature was at
its height. He left Mm and went down. His anxiety drove
him up again at about four in the morning to see how
Ramdas fared. The friend examined him only to find that
the fever had entirely left him. His thermometer indicated
normal temperature. He was glad but was also surprised
and puzzled, and at last submitted: *' God's ways are
wonderful!"
"You have to keep your word, Ram," Ramdas said.
" Yon should arrange to send him off by the earliest motor-
bus to Mangalore."
" All right,17 lie said lowly.