Thinking about these things made the Abbot somewhat apprehensive. He was not sure whether these new symptoms of Kwaen’s were the same as those of Communism, of which he knew very little. Loudly, he spoke to the Kamnan:
“Eh! I’m not so sure about it, Kamnan. To condemn him without certainty would be a sin on our part. He seems to be well-behaved. I have not heard of him him committing any sins.”
“of course not,” replied the Kamnan, “That is, not in the way you mean, sir. But I have noticed lately that Kwaen and his men are getting more difficult than usual. They begin to question my authority and often put up an opposition to my plans for the village. Sometimes the refuse to obey my orders. Kwaen now holds a meeting of his friends every night at his house. I really don’t know what they talk about.”