Chapter 10 Summary

When Gupta tries unsuccessfully to keep Amrita Luczak from accompanying Bobby to the transfer of the manuscript, Bobby devilishly invites Krishna along to annoy Gupta and Chatterjee. On the drive to Tagore's house, which has become a museum, Krishna reminds them that they have rejected his application for membership in the Writers' Union. The 110°F heat makes the city - and Krishna - reek. Chatterjee points out the colorful Jain Temple and describes the sect's radical concern for the preservation of all life forms. Reaching Tagore's house in Chitpur, Bobby learns that the museum doubles as a temple. Krishna relates how Tagore dies in 1941, surrounded first by disciples and, when he lingers, by a crush of people who require entertainment. Tagores writes and dates a bitter poem about going in and out of coma as Laurel and Hardy movies and Mickey Mouse are...