That is all, sahib.

There will be no time, of course, to waste on talk or drill.

Take charge the moment that we get there--issue thy orders--and trust to the men understanding each command.

Lead off without delay." "All right," said Cunningham--two English words that went much further to allay the Risaldar's anxiety than any amount of rhetoric would have done.

"But--d'you mean to tell me that the men don't understand words of command ?" "All of them do, sahib--but to many of them the English words are new.
They all understand formations, and those who know the English words are teaching the others while they wait for us.