He was taken altogether by surprise, too." "My lord has saved my daughter's life, and mine is at his service henceforth," the man said.

"The mouse is a small beast, but he may warn the lion.

The white sahibs are brave and strong.

Would one of my countrymen have ventured his life to attack a tiger, armed only with a whip, for the sake of the life of a poor wayfarer ?" "Yes, I think there are many who would have done so," Bathurst replied.
"You do your countrymen injustice.

There are plenty of brave men among them, and I have heard before now of villagers, armed only with sticks, attacking a tiger who has carried off a victim from among them.