I have considered that also , ' the lama replied , in a shaking voice . ` It is manifest that from time to time I shall acquire merit if before that I have not found my River -- by assuring myself that thy feet are set on wisdom . What they will teach thee I do not know , but the priest wrote me that no son of a Sahib in all India will be better taught than thou . So from time to time , therefore , I will come again . Maybe thou wilt be such a Sahib as he who gave me these spectacles ' -- the lama wiped them elaborately -- ` in the Wonder House at Lahore . That is my hope , for he was a Fountain of Wisdom -- wiser than many abbots ... Again , maybe thou wilt forget me and our meetings . ' ` If I eat thy bread , ' cried Kim passionately , ` how shall I ever forget thee ? ' ` No -- no . ' He put the boy aside . ' I must go back to Benares . From time to time , now that I know the customs of letter-writers in this land , I will send thee a letter , and from time to time I will come and see thee . ' ` But whither shall I send my letters ? ' wailed Kim , clutching at the robe , all forgetful that he was a Sahib . ` To the Temple of the Tirthankars at Benares . That is the place I have chosen till I find my River . Do not weep ; for , look you , all Desire is Illusion and a new binding upon the Wheel . Go up to the Gates of Learning . Let me see thee go ... Dost thou love me ? Then go , or my heart cracks ... I will come again . Surely I will come again .
The XXXXX watched the ticca-gharri rumble into the compound , and strode off , snuffing between each long stride .
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