And I am a Sahib.' 'Friend of all the World,'-- the lama looked directly at Kim--'I am an old man--pleased with shows as are children.

To those who follow the Way there is neither black nor white, Hind nor Bhotiyal.

We be all souls seeking escape.

No matter what thy wisdom learned among Sahibs, when we come to my River thou wilt be freed from all illusion--at my side.

Hai! My bones ache for that River, as they ached in the te-rain; but my spirit sits above my bones, waiting.