AN APPEAL TO THE HEART

~ 38 ~ The Maulana, in the habit of holding a congregation after the morning prayer, came to the pulpit to address the people. He asked the schoolboys to come nearer, and all of the students did so except two who seemed to be missing from the congregation. The Maulana, assuming that these two could not be very far away, decided to wait for them, and start the sermon when they had arrived. But it took a long time for them to arrive, which in itself seemed very suspicious, and it was soon revealed that they had left the night before for a cinema show. The manager of the school to which the students belonged was also present at the centre. He was distressed at their bad behaviour. He as well as other authorities, had done their best to reform him, but to no avail. Now the boy had come to be considered incorrigible, as he had resisted all wellmeaning efforts to improve him. Now his expulsion from the school was brought under consideration. After the incident, at Nizamuddin, the Manager wrote to the headmaster to order his explusion immediately.