14. Melchisedec heard and Saw
On ternoon, range ttic. Only Melc; and ified t tled back to rembled as furtively and caution to c was going on.
ttic ill all ter Sara it in tillness tering of tes and t. Melc, found it rato patter and perfect silence reigned, o come out and reconnoiter, taug Sara return for some time. , and found a totally unexpected and unexplained crumb left from meal, ion tracted by a sound on topped to listen ating . ted t somet reac. t eriously opened. A dark face peered into ttic; t, and botion and interest. tside on t preparations to enter t itself. One lemans secretary; but of course Melc kno ttic; and as t ure ness and dexterity t make test sound, Melcurned tail and fled precipitately back to ened to deato be timid crumbs, and , lo strange men o remain near. near trance of managing to peep t, alarmed eye. ood of talk in t able to say; but, even if ood it all, ly mystified.
tary, as noiselessly as Ram Dass a last glimpse of Melcail.
quot;as t a rat?quot; he asked Ram Dass in a whisper.
quot;Yes; a rat, Sa; ans;
quot;Ug; exclaimed t;It is a terrified of t;
Ram Dass made a gesture fully. imate exponent of Sara, to him once.
quot;ttle friend of all t; ;S as ot see me. I slip across tes and look at s to see t sc knoable t at t spoke to samed in o . ttle co ; ten to . t across tress of treated like a paria s;
quot;You seem to kno deal about ; tary said.
quot;All ; ans; I knoeal to of poverty--because talk mig;
quot;You are sure no one comes near t s return and surprise us. Sened if s;
Ram Dass crossed noiselessly to tood close to it.
quot;None mount ; ;S and may be gone for and ep before it reac fligairs.quot;
tary took a pencil and a tablet from pocket.
quot;Keep your ears open,quot; o ly round ttle room, making rapid notes on ablet as things.
First to ttress and uttered an exclamation.
quot;As one,quot; ;t ered some day o bring it across. It cannot be done tonig; ed thin pillow.
quot;Coverlet dingy and ts patc; ; a bed for a co sleep in--and in a self respectable! t been a fire in t grate for many a day,quot; glancing at ty fireplace.
quot;Never since I ,quot; said Ram Dass. quot;tress of t one ;
tary ing quickly on ablet. as ore off a leaf and slipped it into pocket.
quot;It is a strange ; ;?quot;
Ram Dass made a modestly apologetic obeisance.
quot;It is true t t t is o relate o friends. Being sad one nigo t and listened. ted told be if it s in it. So see it as salked, and so t day, tcold o amuse seemed t a dream, but it pleased to ertainment. erested in ions. At last o please of making ;
quot;You t it can be done ed tary; and it t o and pleased he Sahib Carrisfords.
quot;I can move as if my feet ,quot; Ram Dass replied; quot;and cered t many times, and causing o turn upon o me t stir. ;
ary smiled back at him.
quot;It ory from ts,quot; ;Only an Oriental could . It does not belong to London fogs.quot;
t remain very long, to t relief of Melc compreion, felt ts and erested in everyte do tstool, table, t ouc a number of old nails had been driven in various places.
quot;You can ; he said.
Ram Dass smiled mysteriously.
quot;Yesterday, ; ;I entered, bringing o t blows from a er w;
tlemans secretary stood still and looked round ablets back into .
quot;I tes enoug; ;t. It is a ties t found t c;
quot;If rengtored to ; said Ram Dass. quot;o .quot;
t as noiselessly as tered it. And, after e sure tly relieved, and in tes felt it safe to emerge from in t even suc o carry crumbs in ts and drop one or them.