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Rh At the door you will find your wife and daughter. Kalyani has not yet taken any food. You will find food where they are sitting. Give her some and then take what you like yourself; now you will not meet any of us. If your mind, however, remains unchanged, I shall come to you in proper time."

Then suddenly the monk vanished by some strange passage. Coming out by the way shown to him, Mahendra saw Kalyani seated with her daughter within the pavilion on the yard.

Satyananda on the other hand got down to a secluded underground chamber by another tunnel. There Jivananda and Bhavananda were counting money and arranging the coins in rows, There lay in that room heaps of gold, silver and copper and shining diamonds, pearls and coral. Bhavananda and Jivananda were putting the booty of last night in order.

On entering the room, Satyananda said, "Jivananda, Mahendra will come to us. It will be very useful to us if he does, for then the hoarded wealth of generations of his ancestors will be put to the service of the Mother. But do not take him in till he is entirely and sincerely devoted to the Mother. When your work is done, do follow him at different times; and when you see him fit, bring him to the temple of Sri Vishnu. And, by all means, save their lives, no matter when or how. For like the chastising of the wicked, the protection of the good too is a part of the The Children's mission.