I do not go to the school at once . ' ` But what is to pay me for this coming and re-coming ? ' said the driver petulantly . ` Is the boy mad ? Last time it was a dancing-girl . This time it is a priest . ' Kim was in the road headlong , patting the dusty feet beneath the dirty yellow robe . ' I have waited here a day and a half , ' the lama 's level voice began . ` Nay , I had a disciple with me . He that was my friend at the Temple of the Tirthankars gave me a guide for this journey . I came from Benares in the te-rain , when thy letter was given me . Yes , I am well fed . I need nothing . ' ` But why didst thou not stay with the Kulu woman , O Holy One ? In what way didst thou get to Benares ? My heart has been heavy since we parted . ' ` The woman wearied me by constant flux of talk and requiring charms for children . I separated myself from that company , permitting her to acquire merit by gifts . She is at least a woman of open hands , and I made a promise to return to her house if need arose . Then , perceiving myself alone in this great and terrible world , I bethought me of the te-rain to Benares , where I knew one abode in the Tirthankars ' Temple who was a Seeker , even as I. ' ` Ah !
Thy River , ' said XXXXX . '
Benares Kim Kulu Temple Tirthankars day didst hands lama te-rain