He said no word of praise or wonder at our host's self-sacrifice.

That he accepted, as a thing of course.
This attitude of his, which I observed, prevented me from uttering the words of pity and condolence which were on my tongue; and I am glad those words were never uttered, for they were impertinent, and would have seemed absurd to Orientals, who have not our sentiment.
So, after the conclusion of the tale, we went to bed..