________________
[ 88 ]
Chandalas; they are not touched because they are butchers; they do in addition to their work as butchers the duty of scavengers and so forth). . But after what he had seen, his mind opened a little, so he went; and when he came near the the city he found the market, and there saw, at a distance, a big, fat butcher slashing away at animals with big knives talking and bargaining with different people. The young man said, “Lord help me! Is this the man from whom I am going to learn wisdom ? He is the incarnation of a demon, if he is anything at all.” In the meantime this man looked up and said, "O Swamin, did that lady send you here? Take a seat until I have done my business.” The Sannyasin thought, "What is it that comes to me here ?" And he took a seat; but the man went on, and after he had finished all his selling and bargaining, he took his money and said to the Sannyasin, “ Come here, sir; come to my home."
So they went there, and the butcher gave him a - seat, and said, "Wait there.” Then he went into
