"It is known because that is the way of the Sahib. He knows that where
he sleeps or eats, or plays games with the little balls, that there are
always servants, and it is known that Captain Barrle is called the
Patan by his friends."
"St. George and the Cross!" he ejaculated. "If I were thus would they
know me?" he asked. "There would be danger, but the Sahib knowing of
this, could take more care in the way of deceit. But Bootea will
know--the eyes will not be hidden."
Then he thought of Hunsa, and asked, "But aren't you afraid to go with
that beast, Hunsa?"
The girl laughed. "The decoits have orders from the Dewan to kill him
if I complain of him; but if they do not he is promised the torture
when he comes back if I make complaint. If the Sahib will but wait a
few days before the journey so that Bootea has made friends with Amir
Kami before he comes, it will be better. We will start in two days."
"I'll see, Gulab," he answered evasively. "You are going now?"
"Yes, Sahib--it has been said."
"I'll send the doorman with you."
"No, Bootea will be better alone," she touched the knife in her sash;
"it must not be known that Bootea came to the Sahib.
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