`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。’