King nodded to me.
"You can speak into a phonograph and reproduce your voice.

There's no reason why you can't think and reproduce that too, if you know how," he said.
"Aye!" the Mahatma interrupted.

"If you know how! India has always known how! India can teach these sciences to all the world when she comes into her freedom." Throughout, the man who had admitted us had not spoken one word.

He stood with arms folded, as upright as a soldier on parade.

But now he unfolded his arms and began to exhibit signs of restlessness, as if he considered that the session had lasted long enough.