The elephant did not like the feel of the man's legs, and he began to sway ominously.

Nevertheless, he permitted the mahout to direct him to one of the city gates, the soldiers trooping alongside.
It appeared that there was a much shorter route to Allaha.

Time being essential, Bruce had had to make for the frontier blindly, as it were.
The regular highway was a moderately decent road which led along the banks of one of those streams which eventually join the sacred Jumna.
This, of course, was also sacred.

Many Hindus were bathing in the ghats.

They passed by these and presently came upon a funeral pyre.
Sometimes one sleeps with one's eyes open, and thus it was with Kathlyn.