the woman from Kulu . That is by Saharunpore . ' Kim laughed . ` How does the spirit move thy master ? Does he go afoot , for the sake of past sins ? ' the Jat demanded cautiously . ` It is a far cry to Delhi . ' ` No , ' said Kim . ' I will beg a tikkut for the te-rain . ' One does not own to the possession of money in India . ` Then , in the name of the Gods , let us take the fire-carriage . My son is best in his mother 's arms . The Government has brought on us many taxes , but it gives us one good thing -- the te-rain that joins friends and unites the anxious . A wonderful matter is the te-rain . ' They all piled into it a couple of hours later , and slept through the heat of the day . The Kamboh plied Kim with ten thousand questions as to the lama 's walk and work in life , and received some curious answers . Kim was content to be where he was , to look out upon the flat North-Western landscape , and to talk to the changing mob of fellow-passengers . Even today , tickets and ticket-clipping are dark oppression to Indian rustics . They do not understand why , when they have paid for a magic piece of paper , strangers should punch great pieces out of the charm . So , long and furious are the debates between travellers and Eurasian ticket-collectors .
Kim assisted at two or three with grave advice , meant to darken counsel and to show off his wisdom before the XXXXX and the admiring Kamboh .
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