human
There are no hookas to be had here to-night; it is past the hour, Babajee, he said,
gpt
Ha! then there is play going on, Rama; and that is what we came for--a new hand is always welcome. Go and tell them there are two _gentlemen_ without who would join.
human
Play? No, truly, cried the man--
gpt
Nay, be not inhospitable, good fellow, returned Bulwunt, soothingly;
human
And as he spoke, another blinding flash of lightning illumined the interior of the shop, while a crashing peal of thunder followed hard upon it.
gpt
We shall have more of that, Rama; and as to stirring out in the rain, --for it had come plashing down with the thunder--
human
There is a Gosai's Mutt hard by, round the corner, returned the man doggedly,
gpt
Get up and go to a Mutt, indeed! retorted Bulwunt, who did not move, but, on the contrary, settled himself more determinedly and doggedly upon a seat.
human
Not I--in this rain! How, brother? he added to Fazil,
gpt
Fazil shook his head.
human
No: we were told to come here to Rama's--is thy name Rama, friend?--and here we are.
gpt
Who told ye to come here?
human
It concerns thee not, good man, replied Bulwunt,
gpt
That is my name; and what is your business with me?
human
That you will know by-and-by, replied Bulwunt.
gpt
Meanwhile, as to the Mutt and the temple, who knows whether there is either the one or the other; and who can go to look in this storm? Wherefore, worthy sir, he continued to the keeper of the place,
human
What noise is that? suddenly asked a strange voice from behind a partition close to which they were sitting.
gpt
Did I not tell thee, Rama, to admit no one?
human
May I be your sacrifice, Rao Sahib, returned the kullal, joining his hands together, and advancing to the door of the room,
gpt
About weapons, did he, Rama? and who art thou, mad youth, who venturest here into the privacy of gentlemen?