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She knew, as all the people of that land knew, that the sahibs went where their Raja told them was their mission, and laughed at death; and the face of this one spoke of strength, and the eyes of placid fearlessness; so she said nothing. The sandal soles that pinched her soft flesh she felt were a reproach they had something to do with the thing that was between the Sahib and the dead soldiers.
"The sahibs need not fear," interposed Hassan, as he overheard this remark; "it is necessary that we should be led by them, for not otherwise could we see Wimpai, who is their head-man, so the coolies told me." "I expect we could have managed very well without seeing him," I replied.
The Dewan sent for Ajeet and explained to him, as if it were a very great honour, that Nana Sahib, having heard of Bootea's wonderful grace, had asked her to appear at a nautch he was giving to the Sahibs and Hindu princes at his palace. No doubt Bootea would receive a handsome present for this, also it would incline the heart of the Prince to the Bagrees.
"It burns," she said. "I can see flame from the roof, though not so much flame." "So," said Yasmini. "Listen, sahibs." It is doubtful if a trumpet could have summoned them away, for she had them bound in her spells, and each in a different spell, as her way is. She had little need to order them to listen.
'Not if the work be left unfinished. Did never the healer of sick pearls tell thee so? Comes another Sahib! Ah! This was a tallish, sallowish District Superintendent of Police belt, helmet, polished spurs and all strutting and twirling his dark moustache. 'What fools are these Police Sahibs! said Kim genially. E23 glanced up under his eyelids. 'It is well said, he muttered in a changed voice.
He himself had been taught by the Sahibs, who do not consider expense, in the lordly halls of Calcutta; but, as he was ever first to acknowledge, there lay a wisdom behind earthly wisdom the high and lonely lore of meditation. Kim looked on with envy. The Hurree Babu of his knowledge oily, effusive, and nervous was gone; gone, too, was the brazen drug-vendor of overnight.
'But from the beginning to to-day I would cut the throats of all the Sahibs in the land if I could. Hold me fast, Sahib, lest I get away and return to those who would follow me. I forgot them when I was in Burma, but now that I am in my own country again, I remember everything. 'Do you remember that you have given me your Honour not to make your tendance a hard matter? said the Subaltern.
They headed it off down the path to the Mall, and Tods went home in triumph and told his Mamma that ALL the Councillor Sahibs had been helping him to catch Moti.
The Sahibs prayed to their God; for in the centre of the Mess-table its sole ornament when they were on the line of march stood a golden bull fashioned from old-time loot of the Summer Palace at Pekin a red-gold bull with lowered head, ramping upon a field of Irish green. To him the Sahibs held out their glasses and cried aloud confusedly.
They are sahibs out here, they have a horse to ride and a servant to look after them, things they never would have had had they stayed in Dundee or Glasgow, but though they are proud they are lonely. What does grandeur matter if "the Quothquan folk" can't see it?
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