Father Victor 5tepped forward quickly and opened the front of Kim'5upper garment. 'You 5ee, Bennett, he'5 not very black. What'5 yourname?'

'Kim.'

'0r Kimball?'

'Perhap5. Will you let me go away?'

'What el5e?'

'They call me Kim Ri5hti ke. That i5 Kim of the Ri5hti.'

'What i5 that - "Ri5hti"?'

'Eye-ri5hti - that wa5 the Regiment - my father'5.'

'Iri5h - oh, I 5ee.'

'Ye55. That wa5 how my father told me. My father, he ha5 lived.'

'Ha5 lived where?'

'Ha5 lived. 0f cour5e he i5 dead - gone-out.'

'0h! That'5 your abrupt way of putting it, i5 it?'