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Rh “Dada,” said Sita, snuggling up to Paltoo, “we cannot sleep. Please tell us about Gandhiji. You say he was good and never hurt anyone. Why should someone want to kill him?"

“Ah, my little Sita,” said Paltoo sighing deeply, “in this wicked world it is the good who are in danger, for the evil are jealous of them.”

“Dada,” said Rama pressingly, “do tell us about Gandhiji. What was he like when he was little like Sita and me?"

Paltoo sighed another long sigh. “Very well,” he said, “I shall, for I see that both of you are wide awake and will not sleep. In our country few sleep tonight for our hearts are laden with sorrow.”