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`Maybe。’
`Thatisnotwell。Thesemenfollowdesireandcometoemptiness。Thoumustnotbeoftheirsort。’
`TheUmballapriestsaidthatmyStarwasWar，’Kiminterjected。`I
willaskthesefools-butthereistrulynoneed。Iwillrunawaythisnight，forallIwantedtoseethenewthings。’
KimputtwoorthreequestionsinEnglishtoFatherVictor，translatingtherepliestothelama。
Then：`Hesays，`Youtakehimfrommeandyoucannotsaywhatyouwillmakehim。’Hesays，`TellmebeforeIgo，foritisnotasmallthingtomakeachild。’’
`Youwillbesenttoaschool。Lateron，weshallsee。Kimball，Isupposeyou’dliketobeasoldier？’
`Gorah-log[white-folk]。No-ah！No-ah！’Kimshookhisheadviolently。
Therewasnothinginhiscompositiontowhichdrillandroutineappealed。
`Iwillnotbeasoldier。’
`Youwillbewhatyou’retoldtobe，’saidBennett；`andyoushouldbegratefulthatwe’regoingtohelpyou。’
Kimsmiledcompassionately。Ifthesemenlayunderthedelusionthathewoulddoanythingthathedidnotfancy，somuchthebetter。
Anotherlongsilencefollowed。Bennettfidgetedwithimpatience，andsuggestedcallingasentrytoevictthefakir。
`DotheygiveorselllearningamongtheSahibs？Askthem，’saidthelama，andKiminterpreted。
`Theysaythatmoneyispaidtotheteacher-butthatmoneytheRegimentwillgive……Whatneed？Itisonlyforanight。’
`And-themoremoneyispaidthebetterlearningisgiven？’ThelamadisregardedKim’splansforanearlyflight。`Itisnowrongtopayforlearning。Tohelptheignoranttowisdomisalwaysamerit。’Therosaryclickedfuriouslyasanabacus。Thenhefacedhisoppressors。
`Askthemforhowmuchmoneydotheygiveawiseandsuitableteaching？
Andinwhatcityisthatteachinggiven？’
`Well，’saidFatherVictorinEnglish，whenKimhadtranslated，`thatdepends。TheRegimentwouldpayforyouallthetimeyouareattheMilitaryOrphanage；oryoumightgoonthePunjabMasonicOrphanage’slist(notthatheoryou’udunderstandwhatthatmeans)；butthebestschoolingaboycangetinIndiais，ofcourse，atStXavier’sinPartibusatLucknow。’
Thistooksometimetointerpret，forBennettwishedtocutitshort。
`Hewantstoknowhowmuch？’saidKimplacidly。
`Twoorthreehundredrupeesayear。’FatherVictorwaslongpastanysenseofamazement。Bennett，impatient，didnotunderstand。
`Hesays：`Writethatnameandthemoneyuponapaperandgiveithim。’
Andhesaysyoumustwriteyournamebelow，becauseheisgoingtowritealetterinsomedaystoyou。Hesaysyouareagoodman。Hesaystheothermanisafool。Heisgoingaway。’
Thelamarosesuddenly。`Ifo
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