The month of October 1988 did not prove as auspicious for Shri Nathji’s health as it ought to have been.“Bahut kharaab lagaa! Pataa naheen itne maheenon ke baad kahaan se aagayaa!”“It is very bad! I wonder why it came after so many months!”Shri Nathji also makes a cryptic remark about hospitalisation:“Agar“If I had gone to a hospital they would have killed me. I would never have returned.”Shri Nathji almost falls while selecting a brown, woolen bala clava cap from a bundle of clothes. The hurt would have been terrible. Priya Nath offers a silent prayer of thanks for the narrow escape. There is a pain in his calves.