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50. I knew you would all say that; but do not be afraid. I will not be angry. Tell me the truth. Do you not believe?

. We once did, but you have taught us to know better.

. Oh! teaching, teaching does not go very deep! The heart remains unchanged under it all. You have the faith that you always had, and you are afraid to tell me.

. No, no, Master!

. If you tell me that you have not changed I shall be glad and not angry.

[to ]. He wants somebody to dispute with.

. I knew that from the beginning.

. That is not the subject for to-day; you were going to talk about the words the beggar wrote upon the walls of Babylon.

. If there is one amongst you that has not changed, he will be my best friend. Surely there is one amongst you. [They are all silent.] Surely what you learned at your mother’s knees has not been so soon forgotten.

. Master, till you came, no teacher in this land was able to get rid of foolishness and ignorance. But every one