said he . The man halted as though struck to stone . ` I -- I -- am saved from a great sin , ' he stammered . ` The foreigner has found him a priest at last , ' whispered one of the Ooryas . ` Hai ! Why is that beggar-brat not well beaten ? ' the old woman cried . The hillman drew back to the cart and whispered something to the curtain . There was dead silence , then a muttering . ` This goes well , ' thought Kim , pretending neither to see nor hear . ` When -- when -- he has eaten ' -- the hillman fawned on Kim -- ` it -- it is requested that the Holy One will do the honour to talk to one who would speak to him . ' ` After he has eaten he will sleep , ' Kim returned loftily . He could not quite see what new turn the game had taken , but stood resolute to profit by it . ` Now I will get him his food . ' The last sentence , spoken loudly , ended with a sigh as of faintness . ` I -- I myself and the others of my people will look to that -- if it is permitted . ' ` It is permitted , ' said Kim , more loftily than ever . ` Holy One , these people will bring us food . ' ` The land is good . All the country of the South is good -- a great and a terrible world , ' mumbled the lama drowsily .
` Let him XXXXX , ' said Kim , ` but look to it that we are well fed when he wakes .
cried ended mumbled permitted returned said see sleep taken thought