human
Peace, Lallajee! he said;
gpt
Ah, yes. My lord desired to see some letters of which I spoke to him, he replied;
human
It is therefore that I have come, and it will be well if they can be produced. You have higgled for them overmuch, good fellow,
gpt
Nay, if my lord regrets, said the Lalla,
human
he continued to the pretended Jogi,
gpt
Not so fast, good sir, said the Meerza, speaking more blandly.
human
I remember all that has passed between us and that valiant gentleman yonder, and he pointed to Maun Singh,
gpt
Sir, it is, replied the Lalla.
human
A holy man--one unused to the ways of the world, and who travels from shrine to shrine in the performance of sacred vows. Such were the Rishis; such are those from whom holy actions emanate; and such are the virtuous Jogis of the present day, of whom my Gooroo is a noble example. He, desiring the welfare of the Shah--may his splendour increase, and live for ever!--sent me to inform you, O fountain of eloquence and discretion! that they were in existence----
gpt
You see, noble sirs, he hath already suffered the interruption of his devotional abstraction, and is uneasy; for he never speaks unless to bless his disciples, or removes his eyes from the end of his nose: in continuing which, and repeating to himself holy texts and spells of wonderful power, he is pre-eminent in absorption of his faculties. So my lord will excuse him, and will remember the condition attached to the perusal of the papers.
human
The gold, the gold--the money first! growled the Jogi.
gpt
My son, my vow, my vow!
human
Noble sirs, continued the Lalla in a deprecatory whine to both, which appeared perfectly natural, as he looked from one to the other, with his hands joined,
gpt
Peace! interrupted the Meerza.
human
What, in the name of the Shytan, are the well and the temple to us? Let us get up and depart, Sahib, he said to his companion,
gpt
he added in a whisper,