But if good fortune befalls you, it is because you deserve it.

That you should face a great tiger without hesitation, and slay him, shows how firm your courage is; and the quickness was still more to be admired.
No doubt there are many others there who, to gain the favour of the sultan, would have risked their lives; but you alone of them were quick enough to carry it out." "We were nearest to the spot, Pertaub.

Had we been among the crowd farther back, we could have done nothing." "Let praise be given where it is due," Surajah said.

"I had nothing to do with the affair.

I saw the tiger bound through the window, and heard screams, and stood frozen with horror.