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the existence of this concealed temple ; for the door 

 is a part of the latticed stone-work which forms that 

 part of the enclosure, and there is nothing except 

 a small key-hole, which might easily escape even 

 close observation to indicate that there is any door 

 at all. 



Having been minutely instructed as to the position 

 of this secret entrance, I only just privately noted its 

 whereabouts on first passing through the courtyard 

 of the temple, made no allusion whatever to it, and 

 passed on to an examination of the temples. In 

 each of these I lingered as long as possible, ex- 

 amining everything, asking interminable questions, 

 and displaying a knowledge of all the twenty-four 

 Tirthankaras, and an interest in them, which sur- 

 prised even myself, and made the Man of Pleasure, 

 who was not in the secret of my plan, regard me 

 with astonishment and respect. The consequence of 

 this was, that the Arab guard dropped off one by one 

 in disgust before I was well done with the first 

 temple probably deeming it more interesting and 

 more lucrative to bully pilgrims than to hang in 

 attendance upon a Sahib who would evidently do 

 no harm. As we passed through the other temples, 

 the priestly and other attendants also began to get 

 tired and dropped off one by one, until shortly before 

 I began to retrace my steps, only the man carrying 

 the keys and two others were left. No harm could 

 be expected from a visitor who never asked about 



