Again and again , as thou knowest , I put this from me , fearing an illusion . Therefore I would not take thee with me that day at Lucknow , when we ate the cakes . I would not take thee till the time was ripe and auspicious . From the Hills to the Sea , from the Sea to the Hills have I gone , but it was vain . Then I remembered the Tataka . ' He told Kim the story of the elephant with the leg-iron , as he had told it so often to the Jam priests . ` Further testimony is not needed , ' he ended serenely . ` Thou wast sent for an aid . That aid removed , my Search came to naught . Therefore we will go out again together , and our Search sure . ' ` Whither go we ? ' ` What matters , Friend of all the World ? The Search , I say , is sure . If need be , the River will break from the ground before us . I acquired merit when I sent thee to the Gates of Learning , and gave thee the jewel that is Wisdom . Thou didst return , I saw even now , a follower of Sakyamuni , the Physician , whose altars are many in Bhotiyal . It is sufficient . We are together , and all things are as they were -- Friend of all the World -- Friend of the Stars -- my chela ! ' Then they talked of matters secular ; but it was noticeable that the lama never demanded any details of life at St Xavier 's , nor showed the faintest curiosity as to the manners and customs of Sahibs . His mind moved all in the past , and he revived every step of their wonderful first journey together , rubbing his hands and chuckling , till it pleased him to curl himself up into the sudden sleep of old age .
XXXXX watched the last dusty sunshine fade out of the court , and played with his ghost-dagger and rosary .
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