Konx Om Pax

102 KONX OM PAX He saw in every passer-by Black Magic and the Evil Eye, Interpreting the simplest act As being a Satanic Pact. Of course at times there were a few In some sort victims of the crew; For when his Countess coughed or sneezed, “ Obsessed! ” the poor old fellow wheezed. He sought the Mighty Powers of Good, Invoked the Great White Brotherhood. Like smart and punctual business men, They sent a man round there and then. How gladly reverent doth he greet The sage’s venerable feet! But in a while suspicion grows. “ This fellow, now, by Jove, who knows? Perhaps he too is in the Plot. 1 like Scotch \Vhisky: he does not. He prefers Job to Second Kings. We disagree on many things.” He sniffed around the Adept (who lay low). He searched his luggage for his halo. He asked him frequently to dine Forgetting purposely the wine (Though the arcana of Nibbana Ignore the very name of Cana). He could not pass a herd of swine Without a hint; in fact, in fine, He took His Silence as a sign: “This is an Enemy of mine ! "