You would say that was good news to all of us, that should have inspired us with new spirit.

But as I said in the beginning, sahib, there are reasons why the British must rule India yet a while.

We Sikhs, who would rule it otherwise, are all divided.
We were seven non-commissioned officers.

If we seven had stood united behind Ranjoor Singh there was nothing we could not have done, for the men would then have had no example of disunity.

You may say that Ranjoor Singh was our rightful officer and we had only to obey him, but I tell you, sahib, obedience that is worth anything must come from the heart and understanding.