"That may not be in my lifetime," he said.

"Besides, are there no mountains all around?
In five hours I shall be in China, and in a little more I might be beyond the Amu.

But why talk of this?
The accursed English shall not escape us, I swear by the hilt of my sword and the hearts of my fathers." A subdued murmur of applause ran around the circle.
"You are men after my own heart," said the stranger.

"Meanwhile, a word in your own ear, Fazir Khan.

Dare you come to Bardur with me ?" The chief made a gesture of repugnance.