toward the outlying village of Ranbajpur. My appeal to a passer-by for guidance caused him to sink into long cogitation.
“When you come to a crossroad, turn right and keep going,” he finally pronounced oracularly.
Obeying the directions, I wended my way alongside the banks of a canal. Darkness fell; the outskirts of the jungle village were alive with winking fireflies and the howls of near-by jackals. The moonlight
toward the outlying village of Ranbajpur. My appeal to a passer-by for guidance caused him to sink into long cogitation.
“When you come to a crossroad, turn right and keep going,” he finally pronounced oracularly.
Obeying the directions, I wended my way alongside the banks of a canal. Darkness fell; the outskirts of the jungle village were alive with winking fireflies and the howls of near-by jackals. The moonlight
