The Lama is looking for the <em>River of the Arrow</em> because it washes away all sins and gives freedom from the<em> Wheel of Things.</em>
The excerpt shows that the Lama desperately wishes to see the river but Kim denies knowing about it.
Explanation:
In the excerpt their is a conversation between Lama and Kim. Lama wishes to see the Rivers of the Arrow which has several benefits such as washing away all speckles of sin and giving freedom from the Wheel of Things.
Lama encourages Kim to think very well about it but Kim denies knowing anything about the River. This conversation shows that Kim knows nothing about the River of the Arrow as seen in the last sentence of the excerpt.
