"Lam Das clean gone; not come any more.
But I bling you back Eulopean doctor, sahib." Sebastian did not look up from his bed even then.

I could see he was more anxious about a message from his scout than about his own condition.

"The rascal!" he moaned, with his eyes closed tight.

"The rascal! he has betrayed me." And he tossed uneasily.
I looked at him and said nothing.

Then I seated myself on a low stool by the bedside and took his hand in mine to feel his pulse.