There and then the Greeks and the Goanese pledged one another out in the open with copious draughts in turn from the neck of one whisky bottle, and we began to pray they might not get too drunk before night.

Judging by their meaning glances at us, they considered us their mortal and cruel enemies whom it would be an act of sublime virtue to bring to book.
The trial of the natives for murder had taken place, accompanied by the usual amount of thrashing of witnesses and the usual stir throughout the countryside.

These were charged with having murdered an askari near their village--a big bully sent to arrest a man, who had taken leave to help himself to more than rations, and had made a lot too free with the village women.

So German military honor had to be upheld exemplarily.

Condign vengeance was sure and swift.