A new – and serious – worry besets Priya Nath’s mind. As he measures Shri Nathji’s pulse rate he discovers that the pulse is becoming slow. It has come down to 56 from 64 or more. Even though doctors dismiss this slowing down of the pulse, Priya Nath sees ominous signs in it – coupled with Shri Nathji’s “gas” problem which may be a heart problem, as seen in the past.