As to Sir Francis Trevellyan, he merely shrugged his shoulders, as much as to say: "What management! What couplings! We should not get this sort of thing on an Anglo-Indian line!" Major Noltitz was as much struck as I was at the behavior of my lord Faruskiar.

This Mongol, usually so calm, so impassible, with his cool look beneath his motionless eyelid, had become a prey to a sort of furious anxiety which he appeared incapable of controlling.

His companion was as excited as he was.

But what was there in these two missing vans which could be of interest to them?
They had not even any luggage in the rear van! Was it the mandarin, Yen Lou?
Was it for that reason that at Donchak they had so carefully watched the van which contained the corpse?
I could see clearly enough that the major thought it all very suspicious.
The train began to run back as soon as we had taken our places.

The German baron attempted to curse, but Faruskiar gave him such a look that he did not care to get another, and stowed himself away in the corner.
Dawn appeared in the east when the two wagons were found a kilometre off, and the train gently slowed up to them after an hour's run.
Faruskiar and Ghangir went to help in coupling on the vans, which was done as firmly as possible.