went round seeking him, and found him not; for he had sailed. They also went into the inn where he had stayed, and found there the flute-girl weeping and in distress, because he had not taken her with him. And when they told her what had taken place with the young people, she rejoiced greatly upon hearing it, dismissed her grief, and said, "Now I also have found repose here! " And she arose and went to them, and was with them a long time, until they had instructed the King also. And many also of the brethren met there, until the rumor had spread that the apostle had gone to the cities of India, and was teaching there. And they went away and joined him.
Second Deed of the Apostle Thomas
his appearance before king gundafor.
(Act. II, 2, pp. 124–146.)
17. When the apostle came into the cities of India, with Abban the merchant, Abban went away to salute King Gundafor, and reported to him about the carpenter whom he had brought with him. And the King was glad, and ordered him to appear before him. Having come in, the King said to him, "What trade knowest thou?" The apostle said to him, "That of the carpenter and the housebuilder." Says the King to him, "What work in wood knowest thou, and what in stone." The apostle says, "In wood, plows, yokes, balances,
