Thesontossedasilvercointhroughthesunlight,grumblingsomethingaboutbeggarsandjugglers。Itwasafour-annapiece,andwouldfeedthemwellfordays。Thelama,seeingtheflashofthemetal,dronedablessing。
`Gothyway,FriendofalltheWorld,’pipedtheoldsoldier,wheelinghisscrawnymount。`ForonceinallmydaysIhavemetatrueprophet-
whowasnotintheArmy。’
Fatherandsonswungroundtogether:theoldmansittingaserectastheyounger。
APunjabiconstableinyellowlinentrousersslouchedacrosstheroad。