I believe . I have seen Him thus in the smoke of battles . Seen and heard . It is He ! ' ' I saw no smoke ' -- Kim 's voice shifted to the rapt sing-song of the wayside fortune-teller . ' I saw this in darkness . First came a man to make things clear . Then came horsemen . Then came He standing in a ring of light . The rest followed as I have said . Old man , have I spoken truth ? ' ` It is He . Past all doubt it is He . ' The crowd drew a long , quavering breath , staring alternately at the old man , still at attention , and ragged Kim against the purple twilight . ` Said I not -- said I not he was from the other world ? ' cried the lama proudly . ` He is the Friend of all the World . He is the Friend of the Stars ! ' ` At least it does not concern us , ' a man cried . ' O thou young soothsayer , if the gift abides with thee at all seasons , I have a red-spotted cow .
She may be sister to thy Bull for aught I know -- ' ` Or I care , ' said XXXXX .
First Kim Said crowd darkness fortune-teller lama rest seasons twilight