But , because they knew and loved the lama , because he was an old man , because he sought the Way , because he was their guest , and because he collogued long of nights with the head-priest -- as free-thinking a metaphysician as ever split one hair into seventy -- they murmured assent . ` Remember , ' -- Kim bent over the child -- . ` this trouble may come again . ' ` Not if thou hast the proper spell , ' said the father . ` But in a little while we go away . ' ` True , ' said the lama to all the Jains . ` We go now together upon the Search whereof I have often spoken . I waited till my chela was ripe . Behold him ! We go North . Never again shall I look upon this place of my rest , O people of good will . ' ` But I am not a beggar . ' The cultivator rose to his feet , clutching the child . ` Be still . Do not trouble the Holy One , ' a priest cried . ` Go , ' Kim whispered . ` Meet us again under the big railway bridge , and for the sake of all the Gods of our Punjab , bring food -- curry , pulse , cakes fried in fat , and sweetmeats . Specially sweetmeats . Be swift ! ' The pallor of hunger suited Kim very well as he stood , tall and slim , in his sand-coloured , sweeping robes , one hand on his rosary and the other in the attitude of benediction , faithfully copied from the lama .
An English observer might have XXXXX that he looked rather like the young saint of a stained-glass window , whereas he was but a growing lad faint with emptiness .
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