they make a trip to the Himalayas. Here the espionage and spiritual threads of the story collide, with the Lama unwittingly falling into conflict with Russian intelligence agents. Kim obtains maps, papers, and other important items from the Russians working to undermine British control of the region. Mookherjee befriends the Russians under cover, acting as a guide and ensures that they do not recover the lost items. Kim, aided by some porters and villagers, helps to rescue the Lama. The Lama realizes that he has gone astray. His search for the 'River of the Arrow' should be taking place in the plains, not in the mountains, and he orders the porters to take them back. Here Kim and the Lama are nursed back to health after their arduous journey. Kim delivers the Russian documents to Babu, and a concerned Mahbub Ali comes to check on Kim. The Lama finds his river and achieves Enlightenment.
· It takes 800 people 3 weeks to build the Showground · Each Show costs about £3 million · About 600 exhibitors show at the Chelsea Flower Show · Over Show week, caterers sell 3,000 bottles of champagne, 18,000 glasses of Pimms, 8,000 bottles of wine, 60,000 pieces of cake, 110,000 cups of tea and coffee, and over 28,000 rounds of sandwiches · The catering staff includes 32 on-site managers, 424 waiting staff, 179 service staff, 69 porters and 52 general helpers · The RHS estimates that exhibitors spend around oe20 million on their five-day displays. One display alone can cost £200,000 Chelsea's Visitors In 1987, over 247,000 visitors attended the Chelsea Flower Show In 1988, visitor numbers were restricted to 170,000 to maximise safety and comfort About 25,000 of visitors are from overseas Almost 50% of visitors are from South-East England