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`TheKeeperoftheImagesintheWonderHouseacquiredmeritbygivingmetheseayearsince，’hesaid，followingKim’seye。`Whenoneisfarfromone’sownlandsuchthingscarryremembrance；andwemustreverencetheLordforthatHeshowedtheWay。See！’Hepointedtoacuriously-builtmoundofcolouredricecrownedwithafantasticmetalornament。`WhenI
WasAbbotinmyownplace-beforeIcametobetterknowledge-Imadethatofferingdaily。ItistheSacrificeoftheUniversetotheLord。ThusdoweofBhotiyalofferalltheworlddailytotheExcellentLaw。AndI
doitevennow，thoughIknowthattheExcellentOneisbeyondallpinchingsandpattings。’Hesnuffedfromhisgourd。
`Itiswelldone，HolyOne，’Kimmurmured，sinkingateaseonthecushions，veryhappyandrathertired。
`Andalso，’theoldmanchuckled，`IwritepicturesoftheWheelofLife。Threedaystoapicture。Iwasbusiedonit-oritmaybeIshutmyeyesalittle-whentheybroughtwordofthee。Itisgoodtohavetheehere：Iwillshowtheemyart-notforpride’ssake，butbecausethoumustlearn。TheSahibshavenotallthisworld’swisdom。’
HedrewfromunderthetableasheetofstrangelyscentedyellowChinesepaper，thebrushes，andslabofIndianink。Incleanest，severestoutlinehehadtracedtheGreatWheelwithitssixspokes，whosecentreistheconjoinedHog，Snake，andDove(Ignorance，Anger，andLust)，andwhosecompartmentsarealltheHeavensandHells，andallthechancesofhumanlife。MensaythattheBodhisatHimselffirstdrewitwithgrainsofriceupondust，toteachHisdisciplesthecauseofthings。Manyageshavecrystallizeditintoamostwonderfulconventioncrowdedwithhundredsoflittlefigureswhoseeverylinecarriesameaning。Fewcantranslatethepicture-parable；
therearenottwentyinalltheworldwhocandrawitsurelywithoutacopy：ofthosewhocanbothdrawandexpoundarebutthree。
`Ihavealittlelearnedtodraw，’saidKim。`Butthisisamarvelbeyondmarvels。’
`Ihavewrittenitformanyyears，’saidthelama。`TimewaswhenI
couldwriteitallbetweenonelamp-lightingandthenext。Iwillteachtheetheart-afterduepreparation；andIwillshowtheethemeaningoftheWheel。’
`WetaketheRoad，then？’
`TheRoadandourSearch。Iwasbutwaitingforthee。Itwasmadeplaintomeinahundreddreams-notablyonethatcameuponthenightofthedaythattheGatesofLearningfirstshut-thatwithouttheeIshouldneverfindmyRiver。Againandagain，asthouknowest，Iputthisfromme，fearinganillusion。ThereforeIwouldnottaketheewithmethatdayatLucknow，whenweatethecakes。Iwouldnottaketheetillthetimewasripeandauspicious。FromtheHillstotheSea，fromtheSeatotheHillshaveIgone，butitwasvain。ThenIrememberedtheJî；taka。’
HetoldKimthestoryoftheelephantwiththeleg-iron，ashehadtolditsooftentotheJainpriests。
`Furthertestimonyisnotneeded，’heendedserenely。`Thouwastsentforanaid。Thataidremoved，mySearchcametonaught。Thereforewewillgooutagaintogether，andourSearchissure。’
`Whithergowe？’
`Whatmatters，FriendofalltheWorld？TheSearch，Isay，issure。
Ifneedbe，theRiverwillbreakfromthegroundbeforeus。IacquiredmeritwhenIsenttheetotheGatesofLearning，andgavetheethejewelthatisWisdom。Thoudidstreturn，Isawevennow，afollowerofSakyamuni，thePhysician，’whosealtarsaremanyinBhotiyal。Itissufficient。Wearetogether，andallthingsareastheywere-FriendofalltheWorld-FriendoftheStars-mychela！’
Thentheytalkedofmatterssecular；butitwasnoticeablethatthelamaneverdemandedanydetailsoflifeatStXavier’s，norshowedthefaintestcuriosityast
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