Question

What does the old man meanwhile saying to the narrator ""Some things are known to all Sahib

Answer 1

Answer:

When the author asked the old man how he had known that he would come to his rescue, he said, "Some things are known to all, Sahib, others to only a few." The old man meant to say that everybody on the earth has ordinary sensory powers but only a few have extraordinary powers like prescience. When the author wanted to know about his excellent English, the old man said, ”How the body is covered is of no importance

compared with how the mind behaves." He meant to say that probably the author was deceived by his outward appearance. The old man must have been an educated person who had renounced worldly things to lead the life of an ascetic.