The man who thinks he would not feel afraid when a thing like that moves in the dark unexpectedly has got to prove it before I believe him.

The goose-flesh broke out all over me.
A moment later the thing tilted forward, and a man's head emerged from under a blanket.

It chuckled damnably.

If there had been a rock of the right size within reach I would have thrown it, for it is not agreeable to be chuckled at when you are hungry, sleepy, and in a trap.

I know just how trapped animals feel.
But then it spoke in good plain English; and you could not mistake the voice.
"That's what comes of suiting yourself, doesn't it! Place plugged at both ends, and nowhere to go but there and back! Thanks for tipping off Narayan Singh--you see, we were all ready.
Here's a pass that'll let you out--catch!" He threw down a piece of white paper, folded.
"Show that to the Sikhs at either end.