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The head of the council said to Umballa: "It would be wise to lock her up for the present. We all face a great complication." "A very wise counsel," agreed Umballa, knowing that he had but to say the word to destroy them all. "And she shall have company. I would not have her lonely. Come, majesty; deign to follow your humble servant." Umballa salaamed.
The other sailors, after counting their cash very carefully, and seeing all was right, and not a bank-note was dog-eared, in which case they would have demanded another: for they are not to be taken in and cheated, your sailors, and they know their rights, too; at least, when they are at liberty, after the voyage is concluded: the sailors also salaamed, and withdrew, leaving Harry and me face to face with the Paymaster-general of the Forces.
At which Abdel Faza, for such was his name, felt very amorous; he put his hand to his forehead, salaamed, and told Gascoigne that his zenana, and all that were in it, were hers, as well as his house and himself.
The friends of the slain dervishes were come to take revenge, it seemed. The two men looked at each other, but they did not try to speak. Macnamara took from his shirt a bag of gold and offered it to Mahmoud. It was the balance of the payment promised to Ebn Mazar. Mahmoud salaamed and shook his head, then in a thick voice: "It is my life and thy life. If thou diest, I die.
Why do you hesitate to give the sign?" Ramabai wheeled quickly. "Ahmed, silence! I am yet an honorable man. You know and I know how far I may go. Trifle with me no more." Ahmed salaamed deeply. "Think not badly of me, Ramabai; but I am a man of action, and it galls me to wait." "Are you wholly unselfish?" It was Ahmed's turn to address mute inquiries to the moon. "What is all this palaver about?"
Let every soldier be a spy, if thine own spies fail." As they turned to go, the door opened again, the black slave appeared, and ushered David into the room. David salaamed, but not low, and stood still. On the instant Kaid changed, The rage left his face. He leaned forward eagerly, the cruel and ugly look faded slowly from his eyes.
Come here!" When the man reached the foot of the verandah steps the assistant manager said to him: "I have told this sahib that you are a graduate of Calcutta University." The Bengali salaamed carelessly and replied: "Oah, yess, sir. I am B.A." "Really? What is your name?" asked Dermot. "Narain Dass, sir." "I am sorry, Mr.
When he came into the roaring shed one morning he salaamed to the Lord of the Dynamos, and then, when Holroyd was away, he went and whispered to the thundering machine that he was its servant, and prayed it to have pity on him and save him from Holroyd.
The sights were not novel enough to hold them; and when a driver of a bullock-cart salaamed to them, and pointed to his vehicle, Felix suggested that they should take a ride. Of course, they could not speak a word of the language; and, however it may have been with other conductors of vehicles, this one did not know a word of English.
Instead, however, when Ali entered it was actually to announce Asad-ed-Din, who followed immediately upon his heels, having insisted in his impatience upon being conducted straight to the presence of Sakr-el-Bahr. "The peace of the Prophet upon thee, my son, was the Basha's greeting. "And upon thee, my lord." Sakr-el-Bahr salaamed. "My house is honoured." With a gesture he dismissed Ali.
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