470 IN THE VISION OF GOD
Bai to wait until he returned with the friends, bvit she
she would also liko to go with him. 'Die sturdy
messenger also Calling in with Kritflma Ito'fH idoa naid that
tfbe might also accompany him. So bot.li walked quickly
up the hill and vouched I-he travellers1 bungalow, hut to
thnir surprise and discomposure they found that Micro
was nobody waiting Cor them in the Tmngalo\v. Kamdas
at once scented some mischief, Tor the inossongor had '
<leliherat,ely remained behind in Iho anhrain during their
absence.
Now both (inickly retraced their utepH to theaHhram,
On reaching the place they found that Iho metfuonger with
his lantern had disappeared. On going up the verandali
they further saw a quantity of nightHoil Hplashed at the
entrance of the room and a number of pimm of a broken
oarthcu pot. This was the work of the nocturnal visitor
for discharging which alono lie muftt havo come*. Without'
feeling the least repugnance or diagnHt TCriflhna Bai at onc,o
fell to the task of cleaning the Hoor. Shodcuncd the floor
actually with her hands while collecting the nihbiflh from
which was iasning a most revolting Htoneh. Within half-an-
hour the place was swept and wawhcd* The beauty of the
whole thing was that all the while, when rtho wart engaged
in this work, she was patient, cheerful and Hmiling.
Ramdas, on entering the room, found a braSR tfpittoon
which was daily used by him had alone been taken away,
and a few drops of the nightsoil had disfigured the manu-
script of this narrative. The night pafltfed without, anything
further happening.
Again after a week or thereabout^ ntahnoflt tho flame
hour of the night, two men eamo to the anhram of whom
one was the previous visitor. It was a dark night* The
ashram was so situated in a ilenso jungle that within two
furlongs around it there was no other habitation, Thin time
the visitors appeared to have Ťomo with a fitornor mitiAiou.
For the first few minutes they demanded of Ramdas many