Temperate, kindly, wise, of ungrudging disposition, a merry heart upon the road, never forgetting, learned, truthful, courteous.
Great is his reward!' 'I know the boy--as I have said.' 'And he was all those things ?' 'Some of them--but I have not yet found a Red Hat's charm for making him overly truthful.

He has certainly been well nursed.' 'The Sahiba is a heart of gold,' said the lama earnestly.

'She looks upon him as her son.' 'Hmph! Half Hind seems that way disposed.

I only wished to see that the boy had come to no harm and was a free agent.

As thou knowest, he and I were old friends in the first days of your pilgrimage together.' 'That is a bond between us.' The lama sat down.