By dawn there will be none to give evidence , one way or the other . If anything is not needed in the kilta -- see here ! ' He pointed through the window -- opening into space that was filled with moonlight reflected from the snow -- and threw out an empty whisky-bottle . ` No need to listen for the fall . This is the world 's end , ' he said , and went out . The lama looked forth , a hand on either sill , with eyes that shone like yellow opals . From the enormous pit before him white peaks lifted themselves yearning to the moonlight . The rest was as the darkness of interstellar space . ` These , ' he said slowly , ` are indeed my Hills . Thus should a man abide , perched above the world , separated from delights , considering vast matters . ' ` Yes ; if he has a chela to prepare tea for him , and to fold a blanket for his head , and to chase out calving cows . ' A smoky lamp burned in a niche , but the full moonlight beat it down ; and by the mixed light , stooping above the food-bag and cups , Kim moved like a tall ghost . ` Ai ! But now I have let the blood cool , my head still beats and drums , and there is a cord round the back of my neck . ' ` No wonder . It was a strong blow . May he who dealt it -- ' ` But for my own passions there would have been no evil . ' ` What evil ? Thou hast saved the Sahibs from the death they deserved a hundred times . ' ` The lesson is not well learnt , chela . '
The XXXXX came to rest on a folded blanket , as Kim went forward with his evening routine .
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