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 Hindus from Moslems more than ever. Thanks to the British government, the divergence between the two communities has been widened.”

“It was sad,” I volunteered, "that Congress leaders and Moslem Leaguers came to New Delhi to talk to Cripps, and talked to Cripps but did not talk to one another.”

“It was not only sad,” Gandhi agreed, “it was disgraceful. But it was the fault of the Moslem League. Shortly after this war broke out, we were summoned to meet the Viceroy at New Delhi. Rajendra Prasad [a member of the Congress Working Committee] and I went to speak for Congress, and Mr. Jinnah for the Moslem League. I asked Jinnah to confer with us in advance and face the British government unitedly. We agreed to meet in New Delhi, but when I suggested that we both demand independence for India he said, ‘I do not want independence.’ We could not agree. I urged that we at least make the appearance of unity by going to the Viceroy together; I said he could go my car or I would go in his. He consented to have me go in his car. But we spoke to the Viceroy in different tones and expressed different views.”

By this time, we had returned to Gandhi’s house. He stopped outside. I leaned against one of the bamboo supports of the house to rest, but Gandhi carried on full of pep. “In actual life,” he insisted, “ it is impossible to separate us into two