None could mistake his meaning.

There was to be, one way or the other, a decision reached on that spot as to who sought honor and who sought shame.

He himself submitted to no judgment.

It was the regiment that stood on trial! A weak man would have stood and explained himself.
Presently Ramnarain Singh, seeing that Gooja Singh was likely to get too much credit with the men, took up the cudgels and stood forward.
"Tell us truly, sahib," he piped up.

"Are you truly for the raj, or is this some hunt of your own on which you lead us ?" "Ye might have asked me that before!" said Ranjoor Singh.