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`Allraight，’saidHurreeBabu。`Heisatpresentcuriousspectacle。’Aboutthirdcockcrow，Kimwokeafterasleepofthousandsofyears。
Huneefa，inhercorner，snoredheavily，butMahbubwasgone。
`Ihopeyouwerenotfrightened，’saidanoilyvoiceathiselbow。`I
superintendedentireoperation，whichwasmostinterestingfromethnologicalpointofview。Itwashigh-classdawut。’
`Huh！’saidKim，recognizingHurreeBabu，whosmiledingratiatingly。
`AndalsoIhadhonourtobringdownfromLurganyourpresentcostume。
lamnotinthehabitoffeeciallyofcarryingsuchgaudstosubordinates，but’-hegiggled-`yourcaseisnotedasexceptionalonthebooks。I
hopeMrLurganwillnotemyaction。’
Kimyawnedandstretchedhimself。Itwasgoodtoturnandtwistwithinlooseclothesonceagain。
`Whatisthis？’Helookedcuriouslyattheheavyduffle-stuffloadedwiththescentsofthefarNorth。
`Oho！Thatisinconspicuousdressofchelaattachedtoserviceoflamaisticlama。Completeineveryparticular，’saidHurreeBabu，rollingintothebalconytocleanhisteethatagoglet。`Iamofopeenionitisnotyouroldgentleman’sprecisereleegion，butrathersub-variantofsame。
IhavecontributedrejectednotestoAsiaticQuarterlyReviewonthesesubjects。Nowitiscuriousthattheoldgentlemanhimselfistotallydevoidofreleegiosity。Heisnotadam’particular。’
`Doyouknowhim？’
HurreeBabuhelduphishandtoshowhewasengagedintheprescribedritesthataccompanytooth-cleaningandsuchthingsamongdecentlybredBengalis。ThenherecitedinEnglishanArya-Somajprayerofatheisticalnature，andstuffedhismouthwithpanandbetel。
`Oahyes。IhavemethimseveraltimesatBenares，andalsoatBuddhGaya，tointerrogatehimonreleegiouspointsanddevil-worship。Heispureagnostic-sameasme。’
Huneefastirredinhersleep，andHurreeBabujumpednervouslytothecopperincense-burner，allblackanddiscolouredinmorning-light，rubbedafingerintheaccumulatedlampblack，anddrewitdiagonallyacrosshisface。
`Whohasdiedinthyhouse？’askedKiminthevernacular。
`None。ButshemayhavetheEvilEye-thatsorceress，’theBabureplied。
`Whatdostthoudonow，then？’
`IwillsettheeonthywaytoBenares，ifthougoestthither，andtelltheewhatmustbeknownbyUs。’
`Igo。Atwhathourrunsthete-rain？’Herosetohisfeet，lookedroundthedesolatechamberandattheyellow-waxfaceofHuneefaasthelowsunstoleacrossthefloor。`Istheremoneytobepaidthatwitch？’
`No。Shehascharmedtheeagainstalldevilsandalldangers-inthenameofherdevils。ItwasMahbub’sdesire。’InEnglish：`Heishighlyobsolete，Ithink，toindulgeinsuchsupersteetion。Why，itisallventriloquy。
Belly-speak-eh？’
Kimsnappedhisfingersmechanicallytoavertwhateverevil-Mahbub，heknew，meditatednone-mighthavecreptinthroughHuneefa’sministrations；
andHurreegiggledoncemore。ButashecrossedtheroomhewascarefulnottostepinHuneefa’sblotched，squatshadowontheboards。Witches-whentheirtimeisonthem-canlayholdoftheheelsofaman’ssoulifhedoesthat。
`Nowyoumustwelllisten，’saidtheBabuwhentheywereinthefreshair。`PartoftheseceremonieswhichwewitnessedtheyincludesupplyofeffeecientamulettothoseofourDepartment。Ifyoufeelinyourneckyouwillfindonesmallsilveramulet，verreecheap。Thatiso
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