"In wheezing, swoon or in nervous fret,
In jaundice or leaden eyes—"
Madhav. Never mind the scriptures, please. Eh, then we must shut the poor thing up. Is there no other method?
Physician. None at all: for, "In the wind and in the sun—"
Madhav. What will your "in this and in that" do for me now? Why don't you let them alone and come straight to the point? What's to be done then? Your system is very, very hard for the poor boy; and he is so quiet too with all his
pain and sickness. It tears my heart to see him wince, as he takes your medicine.
Physician. The more he winces, the surer is the effect. That's why the sage Chyabana observes: "In medicine as in good advices, the least palatable ones are the truest." Ah, well! I must be trotting now. [Exit]
[Gaffer enters]
Madhav. Well, I'm jiggered, there's Gaffer now.
Gaffer. Why, why, I won't bite you.
Madhav. No, but you are a devil to send children off their heads.