:SE IK THE V:S:CN cr GOD
te jgnrprigc'*] tc hear him say so. Ramdas would only laagh.
All :he same th* fever persisted.
"The i#verr?frcs&s to leave,'" Ramuas observed, ''because
y«>u hav* matte iim a welcome guest by feeding Mm \rith
tin* things. Tie small quantity of the litter medicine has
no e3>et *m fever while he is well served vdth tasty sweets
inn! other kinds i/f fuod three or four times a day! So long
as yon &e«l an undesirable guest he will certainly stick
»>n. But the moment you starve him he will without your
bidding make himself scarce. So allow Raindas to go on a
fast f»>r some days- He will live merely on milk."" At first
the jQvtTig pal? objected to the proposal, but at last yielded.
A f«.tnr days* fast an*l the fever-guest toot to his heels.
Invitations cazne froic the Sholapnr District, but God
willed thai Ram-las shor.M proceed tu Mangalore. So he
ami Rameliarai^las l>)a?de<l the steamboat Bailing for
Manual ore port. Ratneharanuas \vas bwsy exploring the
ship for tiffin-shops. At a boat nine o'clock he turned up
with a bright face ami said :
"Swamiji, there is on the boat a coffee-hotel in which
til kinds of eatables atv sold. (Here Ms month involuntarily
witeved, and he had to drink off the nectar before he
proeeetfed). The hotel man says that he can also provide
meals if we place an order with Mm beforehand—each meal
costs sis asmas only.'*
Xow Rameharandas had money given Mm by Sanjiva-
rao for expenses on the boat and at landing. He made a
Bound of coins to show that there -was no dearth of funds.
"Tlight ho r Eamdas replied laughing: "place at once
an order for two meals for midday. Fire away/'
He bounded with joy towards the tiffin-shop and
personally snpervieeO the cooking of the meals. He wag
hittttelf loinethizig of an expert in cooking which art he
ei«rc»cl by nmking experiments of MB dishes on Tforadafl
when k« travelled lon« distancefi with Mm!
At ftboni twelve o'clock be came to take BaTndJm for