At last, however, they were so far recovered as to be able to proceed on their way once more.
"We have to thank you for your lives, sir," said Kitwater to Grantham when the time came for them to say good-bye to the Ford.

"Had it not been for you we would probably be dead men now.

I don't know whether we shall ever be able to repay your kindness, that is with Allah, but if the opportunity should ever arise you may be sure we will not neglect it.

Whatever we may be now, you may take it that we were gentlemen once.
There's just one favour I should like to ask of you, sir, before we part!" "What is it ?" Grantham inquired.
"I want you, sir, to give me a letter of introduction to the gentleman in your regiment, who looked after the stranger you told me of, when he came here from out of China.

I've got a sort of notion in my head that even if he is not our friend, that is to say the man we are searching for, he may happen to know something of him." "I will give you the letter with pleasure," Grantham replied.