Wassmuss can keep for later on." "Sahib," said I, seeing he was in good humor now, "tell me of this Wassmuss." "All in good time!" he answered.

And when he has decided it is not yet time to answer, it is wisest to be still.

After fifteen or twenty minutes with the men, I followed him across the yard and entered the station waiting-room--a pretentious place, with fancy bronze handles on the doors and windows.
Lo, there sat Tugendheim, with his hands deep in his pockets and a great cigar between his teeth.

His four guards stood with bayonets fixed, making believe to wait on him, but in truth watching him as caged wolves eye their dinner.

Ranjoor Singh was behaving almost respectfully toward him, which filled me with disgust; but presently I saw and understood.