war-lights

Updated: May 12, 2025

The Risaldar saluted him again. "Will you stay here and guard her?" "Nay, sahib! Being not so young as thou art, I know better!" "What in Tophet do you mean, Mahommed Khan?" "I mean, sahib," the Indian's voice was level and deep, but it vibrated strangely, and his eyes glowed as though war-lights were being born again behind them "that not for nothing am I come! I heard what thy orders were and "

Talbot Mundy - Told in the East