By its light I spread out a cloth, and laid all my money on it on the deck.

The sergeant nearest me followed my example.

Gooja Singh laid down only half his money.
"Nay!" said I."All or none! This is a test for true men! Half-true and false be one and the same to-night!" So Gooja Singh made a wry face and laid down the rest of his money, and the others all followed him, not at all understanding, as indeed I myself did not understand, but coming one at a time to me and laying all their money on the cloth.

When the last man had done I tied the four corners of the cloth together (it was all wet with the rain and slush on deck, and heavy with the weight of coin) and carried it to Ranjoor Singh.

(I forgot the four who stood guard over Tugendheim; they kept their money.) "We are all true men!" said I, dumping it beside him.
"Good!" said he.