The eyes of the traveler widened at his own audacity , and he said, "You know-I'm going to touch you and find out
The outcast drew back against the wall and covered his eyes. The traveler stretched out his arms and touched the untouchable. After a time the outcast asked in a frightened voice, "Did the mountain totter? Did the river dry up? Did the moon fall out of the sky? The traveler said in astonishment, "Nothing at all Happened. Everything's precisely as it was before.