And there at last we stood facing him.

I saw Gooja Singh whispering in Anim Singh's great ear.

Ranjoor Singh saw it too.
"Stand forth, Gooja Singh!" he ordered.

And Gooja Singh stood a little forward from the others, half-truculent and half-afraid.
"What do you want ?" asked Ranjoor Singh.

"Of what were you whispering ?" But Gooja Singh did not answer.
"No need to tell me!" said Ranjoor Singh.