The anger vanished from Dijen's face. "I see what you mean," he
said ruefully. "But please explain how you could know about the
child with the jug."
By the time I had finished the story of Master's phenomenal
appearance at the boardinghouse that morning, my friend and I had
reached Serampore College.
"The account I have just heard of our guru's powers," Dijen said,
"makes me feel that any university in the world is only a kindergarten."
Chapter 19 Footnotes
{FN19-1} The Bengali "Good-by"; literally, it is a hopeful paradox:
"Then I come."
{FN19-2} The characteristic sound of dematerialization of bodily
atoms.
CHAPTER: 20
WE DO NOT VISIT KASHMIR
"Father, I want to invite Master and four friends to accompany me
to the Himalayan foothills during my summer vacation. May I have
six train passes to Kashmir and enough money to cover our travel
expenses?"
As I had expected, Father laughed heartily. "This is the third time
you have given me the same cock-and-bull story. Didn't you make a
similar request last summer, and the year before that? At the last
moment, Sri Yukteswarji refuses to go."
"It is true, Father; I don't know why my guru will not give me his
definite word about Kashmir. {FN20-1} But if I tell him that I have
already secured the passes from you, somehow I think that this time
he will consent to make the journey."
Father was unconvinced at the moment, but the following day, after
some good-humored gibes, he handed me six passes and a roll of
ten-rupee bills.
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