THE CALL

2. HAZRATJI ~ 75 ~ his taking rest, but he would not oblige them. He continued to deliver speeches to every gathering that was organized on that occasion at the risk of aggravating the condition of his throat. The style of his speeches was unique, and the intensity of his emotion would betray itself in physcial agitation he would stand up and sit down repeatedly and pull his sleeves up and down as he spoke. The feeling that his struggle had not met with the intended result was so agonizing to him, that he would sigh and groan at which the hearts of his listeners would melt. One of his followers observed that Hazratji used to talk continuously for hours. He himself had attended five of his lectures in one day, one of which alone was of five and a half hour duration. It seemed like an endless sea of knowledge: the source of his inspiration was eternal and ever-flowing. TASTE FOR LEARNING His taste for acquiring knowledge was immense. One of his colleagues has it that the Maulana once told him he had bought sweets for himself only