When  he  dare  not  murder  his  daily  trove  be-
cause he  believes  it  to  be  a  Manifestation,  an
Emissary,  an  Embodiment,  and  half  a  dozen
other  things  all  out  of  the  regular  course  of
nature,  he  is  more  than  upset.  He  is  actually  dis-
tressed. Some  of  Lone  Sahib's  co-religionists
thought  that  he  was  a  highly  favored  individual;
but  many  said  that  if  he  had  treated  the  first  kit-
ten with  proper  respect — as  suited  a  Toth-Ra-
Tum-Sennacherib  Embodiment — all  this  trouble
would  have  been  averted.  They  compared  him
to  the  Ancient  Mariner,  but  none  the  less  they
were  proud  of  him  and  proud  of  the  Englishman
who  had  sent  the  Manifestation.  They  did  not
call  it  a  Sending  because  Icelandic  magic  was  not
in  their  programme.
