Plain Tales from the Hills 13 - The Conversion Of Aurelian Mcgoggin

In which the brilliant yet overzealous Aurelian McGoggin arrives in India with a fervent disbelief in traditional creeds and a habit of unsettling his comrades with his relentless rationalism, only to suffer a mysterious and sudden loss of speech that forces him into enforced silence and reflection. The tale gently explores the clash between youthful intellectual pride and the humbling realities of life in the heat and hardships of the Indian climate.