Within three days come the two men to make all things ready . After them follows the Bull ; but the sign over against him is the sign of War and armed men . ' ` There was indeed a man of the Ludhiana Sikhs in the carriage from Lahore , ' said the cultivator 's wife hopefully . ` Tck ! Armed men -- many hundreds . What concern hast thou with war ? ' said the priest to Kim . ` Thine is a red and an angry sign of War to be loosed very soon . ' ` None -- none . ' said the lama earnestly . ` We seek only peace and our River . ' Kim smiled , remembering what he had overheard in the dressing-room . Decidedly he was a favourite of the stars . The priest brushed his foot over the rude horoscope . ` More than this I can not see . In three days comes the Bull to thee , boy . ' ` And my River , my River , ' pleaded the lama . ' I had hoped his Bull would lead us both to the River . ' ` Alas , for that wondrous River , my brother , ' the priest replied . ` Such things are not common . '
Next morning , though they were pressed to stay , the XXXXX insisted on departure .
Bull Kim Lahore Sikhs cultivator days dressing-room favourite lama war