'Well, art tired of the Road, or wilt thou come on to Umballa with
me and work back with the horses?'

'I come with thee, Mahbub Ali.'





Chapter 8


Something I owe to the soil that grew -
More to the life that fed -
But most to Allah Who gave me two
Separate sides to my head.

I would go without shirts or shoes,
Friends, tobacco or bread
Sooner than for an instant lose
Either side of my head.'

The Two-Sided Man.


'Then in God's name take blue for red,' said Mahbub, alluding to
the Hindu colour of Kim's disreputable turban.

Kim countered with the old proverb, 'I will change my faith and my
bedding, but thou must pay for it.'