But now that I know better, I can see what a truly brilliant innovation it was on the part of the Indians to connect hum-jobs with the civilizing impulse…. Fakirs indeed. Fiendish really…. The stranger tossed his head and snorted, a kind of depraved mysticism creeping across his face. But admit it, he suddenly roared in excitement. Didn’t you always think Om was the important sound out of India?
