He was wakeful as the stars and as unexcited.

Obedience to him was so comforting that men forgot for the time their suspicion and distrust.

When dawn came there were more dead bodies round about, and some wounded who called piteously for help.

The Germans crawled out to help their wounded, but Ranjoor Singh bade us drive them back and we obeyed.
Then the Germans began shouting to us, and Ranjoor Singh answered them.

If he had answered in English, so that most of us could have understood, all would surely have been well; I am certain that in that case the affection, returning because of his fine leadership, would have destroyed the memory of suspicion.