There is no cure for his hurts, as I see, except he sit for three days in the habit of a bairagi.' This is a common penance, often imposed on a fat trader by his spiritual teacher.
'One priest always goes about to make another priest,' was the retort.
Like most grossly superstitious folk, the Kamboh could not keep his tongue from deriding his Church.
'Will thy son be a priest, then?
It is time he took more of my quinine.' 'We Jats are all buffaloes,' said the Kamboh, softening anew.
Kim rubbed a finger-tip of bitterness on the child's trusting little lips.

'I have asked for nothing,' he said sternly to the father, 'except food.

Dost thou grudge me that?
I go to heal another man.
Have I thy leave--Prince ?' Up flew the man's huge paws in supplication.

'Nay--nay.

Do not mock me thus.' 'It pleases me to cure this sick one.