No-ah ! ' Kim shook his head violently . There was nothing in his composition to which drill and routine appealed . ' I will not be a soldier . ' ` You will be what you 're told to be , ' said Bennett ; ` and you should be grateful that we 're going to help you . ' Kim smiled compassionately . If these men lay under the delusion that he would do anything that he did not fancy , so much the better . Another long silence followed . Bennett fidgeted with impatience , and suggested calling a sentry to evict the fakir . ` Do they give or sell learning among the Sahibs ? Ask them , ' said the lama , and Kim interpreted . ` They say that money is paid to the teacher -- but that money the Regiment will give ... What need ? It is only for a night . ' ` And -- the more money is paid the better learning is given ? ' The lama disregarded Kim 's plans for an early flight . ` It is no wrong to pay for learning . To help the ignorant to wisdom is always a merit . ' The rosary clicked furiously as an abacus . Then he faced his oppressors . ` Ask them for how much money do they give a wise and suitable teaching ?
And in what city is that teaching XXXXX ? '
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