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And there was that on Mahbub Ali which he did not wish to keep an hour longer than was necessary a wad of closely folded tissue-paper, wrapped in oilskin an impersonal, unaddressed statement, with five microscopic pin-holes in one corner, that most scandalously betrayed the five confederated Kings, the sympathetic Northern Power, a Hindu banker in Peshawur, a firm of gun-makers in Belgium, and an important, semi-independent Mohammedan ruler to the south.
'Now I pay, said Kim royally, 'and now I need another letter to be written. 'Mahbub Ali is in Umballa, said the writer jauntily. He was, by virtue of his office, a bureau of general misinformation. 'This is not to Mahbub, but to a priest. Take thy pen and write quickly. To Teshoo Lama, the Holy One from Bhotiyal seeking for a River, who is now in the Temple of the Tirthankars at Benares.
My native sepoy-guard, they laughed at me! By Jove! I was such a fearful man. Nevar mind thatt. I go on colloquially ... I send word many times that these two Kings were sold to the North; and Mahbub Ali, who was yet farther North, amply confirmed it. Nothing was done. Only my feet were frozen, and a toe dropped off.
'He will not tell anything, if that is what you are afraid of, Colonel Creighton. 'It's only a boy, after all. 'Ye-es; but first, he has nothing to tell; and secondly, he knows what would happen. Also, he is very fond of Mahbub, and of me a little. 'Will he draw pay? demanded the practical horse-dealer. 'Food and water allowance only. Twenty rupees a month.
Surely he must know that Kim's delivery of the letter to the officer at Umballa had caused the great war which the men and boys had discussed so loudly over the barrack dinner-tables. But if Mahbub Ali did not know this, it would be very unsafe to tell him so. Mahbub Ali was hard upon boys who knew, or thought they knew, too much.
Set him upon the way, Babu, and see that old Red Hat does not lead him beyond our reach. I must get back to my horses. 'All raight, said Hurree Babu. 'He is at present curious spectacle. About third cockcrow, Kim woke after a sleep of thousands of years. Huneefa, in her corner, snored heavily, but Mahbub was gone. 'I hope you were not frightened, said an oily voice at his elbow.
How does that strike you, Mahbub? Let the boy run with the lama for six months. After that we can see. He will get experience. 'He has it already, Sahib as a fish controls the water he swims in. But for every reason it will be well to loose him from the school. 'Very good, then, said Creighton, half to himself.
'To whom else should I come? I have no money. It is not good to go about without money. Thou wilt sell many horses to the officers. They are very fine horses, these new ones: I have seen them. Give me a rupee, Mahbub Ali, and when I come to my wealth I will give thee a bond and pay. 'Um! said Mahbub Ali, thinking swiftly. 'Thou hast never before lied to me.
We were the only outsiders there, besides the undertaker and his assistants, and they were not admitted to the ceremony. This was witnessed only by Miss Vaughan, Mahbub and us three. The servants were not there, and neither were Miss Vaughan's nurses. I have never seen a more impressive figure than Silva made that morning.
"I am not sure that I can make him understand," he said, and for some moments talked energetically to Mahbub in a language which I suppose was Hindu. Mahbub listened, scowling fiercely, speaking a brief sentence now and then. "He would know," Silva asked, at last, turning to the coroner, "whether blood is a constituent of that ink." "It is a purely chemical compound," Sylvester explained.
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