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"But never yet was there a man, black man or sahib, who could hold a dhantwallah when the mad fit was on him, as our sahib has done," continued Ramnath. "He is under the protection of the gods." Even the Mohammedans among his audience nodded assent. Their mullah taught them that the gods of the Hindu were devils. But who knew? Mecca was far away, and the jungle with its demons was very near them.
The man addressed, a grey-bearded Mussulman, replied: "Shiva-ji is bad today. I fear him greatly." "Is it the madness of the dhantwallah?" "It is the madness." And the speaker cracked his finger-joints to avert evil luck. Dinner was not a very jovial meal among the English guests that night. Much to their relief the Rajah did not come in to them.
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