The Woman of Shamlegh

From Kim by Rudyard Kipling
The hill-woman who shelters Kim and the lama after the assault by the foreign agents; she is the grown-up Lispeth from Kipling's earlier Plain Tales, embittered and earthy.
Chapter 14

Her flirtation with Kim and her parting line 'Go in peace, little woman' resonate with her tragic backstory.

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