Nowandagain,despiteallmunicipalregulations,thefragmentofahalf-burnedbodybobbedbyonthefullcurrent。
`Butforthee,’saidtheKambohtoKim,drawingthechildintohishairybreast,`Imighttodayhavegonethither-withthisone。TheprieststellusthatBenaresisholywhichnonedoubt-anddesirabletodiein。ButIdonotknowtheirGods,andtheyaskformoney;andwhenonehasdoneoneworshipashaved-headvowsitisofnoneeffectexceptonedoanother。
Washhere!Washthere!Pour,drink,lave,andscatterflowers-butalwayspaythepriests。No,thePunjabforme,andthesoiloftheJullundur-doabforthebestsoilinit。’
`Ihavesaidmanytimes-intheTemple,Ithink-thatifneedbe,theRiverwillopenatourfeet。WewillthereforegoNorth,’saidthelama,rising。`Irememberapleasantplace,setaboutwithfruit-trees,whereonecanwalkinmeditation-andtheairiscoolerthere。ItcomesfromtheHillsandthesnowoftheHills。’
`Whatisthename?’saidKim。