He has now two British regiments with him, sadly thinned--some of my people, some Goorkhas, some men from the North--not very many more than two thousand men all told, having lost heavily in action and by disease.

But word is going round from mouth to mouth that many sahibs have been superseded, and that only real sahibs such as Byng-bahadur have commands in this hour.

Byng-bahadur is a man of men.

We who are with him begin to have courage in our bones again.
Is the answer ready?
Yet a little while?
It is well, sahib, I will rest.
Salaam!" "You see," said Cunningham, "the situation's desperate.

We've got to act.