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THE POST OFFICE
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Madhav

How's that? I don't know of any fakirs.

Amal

This is about the time he comes in. I beg of you, by your dear feet, ask him in for a moment to talk to me here.

[Gaffer Enters in a Fakir's Guise]

Amal

There you are. Come here, Fakir, by my bedside.

Madhav

Upon my word, but this is ——

Gaffer [Winking hard]

I am the fakir.

Madhav

It beats my reckoning what you're not.