Mahbub nodded his head . ` Do not be afraid . ' Kim spoke as though he could have vanished on the moment . ` My lama has said that he will come to see me at the madrissah -- ' ' A beggar and his bowl in the presence of those young Sa -- ' ` Not all ! ' Kim cut in with a snort . ` Their eyes are blued and their nails are blackened with low-caste blood , many of them . Sons of mehteranees -- brothers-in-law to the bhungi -LSB- sweeper -RSB- . ' We need not follow the rest of the pedigree ; but Kim made his little point clearly and without heat , chewing a piece of sugar-cane the while . ` Friend of all the World , ' said Mahbub , pushing over the pipe for the boy to clean , ' I have met many men , women , and boys , and not a few Sahibs . I have never in all my days met such an imp as thou art . ' ` And why ? When I always tell thee the truth . ' ` Perhaps the very reason , for this is a world of danger to honest men . ' Mahbub Ali hauled himself off the ground , girt in his belt , and went over to the horses . ` Or sell it ? ' There was that in the tone that made Mahbub halt and turn . ` What new devilry ? ' ` Eight annas , and I will tell , ' said Kim , grinning . ` It touches thy peace . ' ' O Shaitan ! '
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