The Kurds of those parts, who fight among themselves like wild beasts, nevertheless will always stand together to fight Turks; therefore those who had been attacking us were now behind us with thousands of other Kurds from the tribes all about, waiting to dispute the passes with the common enemy.

They considered us an insignificant handful, to be dealt with later on.

The women said the battle had not begun; and the prisoners bade our Kurds swallow tribal enmity and hurry to do their share! The chief listened to them, saying nothing.

Has the sahib ever watched a savage thinking while lust drew him one way and pride another?
Truly an interesting sight! But the rest of the men were too interested to learn the reason of Gooja Singh's torture and death to care for the workings of a Kurdish chief's conscience.

They crowded closer and closer, interrupting with shouted questions and bidding each other be still.
So Ranjoor Singh said a word to Abraham and he changed the line of questioning.