I have met him several times at Benares, and also at Buddh Gaya, to interrogate him on releegious points and devil-worship.

He is pure agnostic--same as me.' Huneefa stirred in her sleep, and Hurree Babu jumped nervously to the copper incense-burner, all black and discoloured in morning-light, rubbed a finger in the accumulated lamp-black, and drew it diagonally across his face.
'Who has died in thy house ?' asked Kim in the vernacular.
'None.

But she may have the Evil Eye--that sorceress,' the Babu replied.
'What dost thou do now, then ?' 'I will set thee on thy way to Benares, if thou goest thither, and tell thee what must be known by Us.' 'I go.

At what hour runs the te-rain ?' He rose to his feet, looked round the desolate chamber and at the yellow-wax face of Huneefa as the low sun stole across the floor.

'Is there money to be paid that witch ?' 'No.