Atirregularintervalssuppliesoffood，Iwastold，weredroppeddownfromthelandsideintotheamphitheatre，andtheinhabitantsfoughtforthemlikewildbeastsWhenamanfelthisdeathcomingonheretreatedtohislairanddiedthereThebodywassometimesdraggedoutoftheholeandthrownontothesand，orallowedtorotwhereitlayThephrase“thrownontothesand“caughtmyattention，andI
askedGungaDasswhetherthissortofthingwasnotlikelytobreedapestilence。
“That。”saidhewithanotherofhiswheezychuckles，“youmayseeforyourselfsubsequentlyYouwillhavemuchtimetomakeobservations。”
Whereat，tohisgreatdelight，Iwincedoncemoreandhastilycontinuedtheconversation：-“Andhowdoyouliveherefromdaytoday？Whatdoyoudo？”Thequestionelicitedexactlythesameanswerasbeforecoupledwiththeinformationthat“thisplaceislikeyourEuropeanheaven；thereisneithermarryingnorgivinginmarriage。”
GungaDasshadbeeneducatedataMissionSchool，and，ashehimselfadmitted，hadheonlychangedhisreligion’~likeawiseman。”mighthaveavoidedthelivinggravewhichwasnowhisportionButaslongasIwaswithhimIfancyhewashappy。