He 's a fine business head to plan on the spur of the moment , but he 's bound to die some day . An ' takin ' a heathen 's money to give a child a Christian education -- ' ` But he said explicitly what he wanted . As soon as he knew the boy was white he seems to have made his arrangements accordingly . I 'd give a month 's pay to hear how he explained it all at the Tirthankars ' Temple at Benares . Look here , Padre , I do n't pretend to know much about natives , but if he says he 'll pay , he 'll pay -- dead or alive . I mean , his heirs will assume the debt . My advice to you is , send the boy down to Lucknow . If your Anglican Chaplain thinks you 've stolen a march on him -- ' ` Bad luck to Bennett ! He was sent to the Front instead o ' me . Doughty certified me medically unfit . I 'll excommunicate Doughty if he comes back alive ! Surely Bennett ought to be content with -- ' ` Glory , leaving you the religion . Quite so ! As a matter of fact I do n't think Bennett will mind . Put the blame on me . I -- er -- strongly recommend sending the boy to St Xavier 's . He can go down on pass as a soldier 's orphan , so the railway fare will be saved . You can buy him an outfit from the Regimental subscription . The Lodge will be saved the expense of his education , and that will put the Lodge in a good temper . It 's perfectly easy .
I 've got to go down to XXXXX next week .
Benares Bennett Chaplain Lodge Lucknow Regimental Tirthankars Xavier er month