.5; IN TEE V1SICX OF G3D
Of thes** IWM-Bahadur and Jaganuath—were most
assidao&> hs thfir attention. In the evening they pro-
eee*-leil t<» the* Gvhkar Parvat. "When leaving the town,
Balak Run: »s; rested himself of the lung gown and pre-
s^ute 1 it t» • u fnenti in the bazaar. Similarly, the umbrella
an«! tLv sb>s .verealso given away. He remained in bare
kuupin.
The fi'.iikar Parvat was made up of a series of moan*
tiiizjis s<.»m«- l<;\v and others high. The monntains were
f^rmfc'i <*f huge black Vxmlders pile4 up together. Here tall
trees vere 5^-^* ^^* the hills were covered over with a
thick growth ui shrubs and grass. At a lover level* around
tli£ travnsive r^rea of the hills, \veresrnall lakes bearing on
fctieinauL'iil i^S'«mre*l an*l white Misses. As they climbed
the hill?, tljvy reached u central piece of level ground, en-
«A«t?u :Ji r^ijri'l l>y lofty hills. Eiglit In the middle of this
level inr^ni:*i \\as a Leap of giant roelcs, abont a hundred
feet high, At the rase of tMs pile was a cave like a cnbical
!•*«>£&. NMW a difficult ascent, a few yards upwards, revealed
another spaduus but very low compartment between tw<v
i>road an<l tiat rocks. In this compartment was another
recess which could just accommodate one person. The com-
partment aiul tie recess were so low that one conld move
i n it oaly »>ii one's haunches* This rocky upper chamber "sras
rtceupie*.! fnr thenlj?ht.
Balak Kain^s temper was as bad as ever. At the least
l>7orocatiMzi he raile«l violently at the visitors. When alone
with him Rumtlas again talked to Mm of peace. In response
be resolve*! that he would from the ensning day observe
perfect silence, live on mere milk diet, and not quit the
dbamber for seven days. He also desired to remain quite
solitary and to allow uo visitors to come up except Kamdas.
Tke latter undertook to carry for Mm from below milk,
vftter etc. He aiao appealed to Balak Bam to go on vrith the
of EamnAm.
day Rtmdis took his position under a slanting