“Why did you not ask them to teach you?” “I tried to find out everything I could from them, but something like that was beyond anyone who had been brought up to believe just what he could see with his eyes.” Aisha sighed. “If only we could be in touch with Papa now. I was thinking, as I walked through the garden, that I would send out my thoughts to him. If he sent his back to me, then perhaps I would know where he was.” “We can only try, but you must not be disappointed if you fail, Aisha. After all, there are many secrets in the East, which we have not even heard about in the West.” “I will try to get in touch with Papa and, please, it would help me if you tried too, my Lord.” “Of course I will, but I am afraid I am a very practical person and I find it difficult to believe that the

