He said to you: 'If you can defeat that woman without using violence, you'll stand alone in the world as the one man who could do it.

But if you use violence, though you kill her, she will defeat you and all the rest of us.' Is not that what your Friend Ommony said ?" "What kind of terms do you want me to make with you, Princess ?" King answered.
"I can make you ruler of all India!" she said.

"Another may wear the baubles, but thou shalt be the true king, even as thy name is! And behind thee, me, Yasmini, whispering wisdom and laughing to see the politicians strut!" King leaned back and laughed at her.
"Do you really expect me to help you ruin my own countrymen, go back on my color, creed, education, oath and everything, and----" "Deluded fools! The East--the East, Athelstan, is waking! Better make terms with me, and thou shalt live to ride on the arising East as God rides on the wind and bits and governs it!" "Very well," he said.

"Show me.

I'll do nothing blindfold." "Hah! Thou art not half-conquered yet," she laughed.