"Give over your rifles for other men to carry.

Each two men take a box of cartridges.

Swiftly now!" said he.
So they gave up their rifles, which in itself was proof enough that they never intended harm, but were only misled by Gooja Singh and the foolishness of their own words.

And they picked up the cartridge boxes, leaving Gooja Singh standing alone by the last one.

He made a wry face.