22/48 A bheestee, perhaps a messenger. He saw the water carrier enter through the bamboo gate, heard the water slosh about jerkily as the bheestee emptied his goatskin. He watched the man curiously; saw him drop the skin and tiptoe toward the house, glance to right and left alertly. Presently at the head of the stairs Bruce heard a whisper--"Ramabai!" "Who is it ?" Bruce whispered in the dialect. |