I will point her out to you," said Shere Ali, and Ahmed Ismail rose to his feet.

He waited before his master, silent and respectful.

Shere Ali had no suspicion that he was being jockeyed by that respectful man into a hopeless rebellion.

He had, indeed, lost sight of the fact that the rebellion must be hopeless.
"When," he asked, "will Chiltistan be ready ?" "As soon as the harvest is got in," replied Ahmed Ismail.
Shere Ali nodded his head.
"You and I will go northwards to-morrow," he said.
"To Kohara ?" asked Ahmed Ismail.
"Yes." For a little while Ahmed Ismail was silent.

Then he said: "If your Highness will allow his servant to offer a contemptible word of advice--" "Speak," said Shere Ali.
"Then it might be wise, perhaps, to go slowly to Kohara.