Now, for their own undoing, they have made roads up to the very foot of yon mountains, and there is a new railway down the Indus through Kohistan waiting to carry us into the heart of the Punjab.

They seek out inventions for others to enjoy, as the Koran says, and in this case we are to be the enjoyers." "But what if ye fail ?" said the chief.

"Ye will be penned up in that Hunza valley like sheep, and I, Fazir Khan, shall be unable to unlock the door of that sheepfold." "We shall not fail.

This is no war of rock-pigeons, my brothers.

Our agents are in every town and village from Bardur to Lahore.