At last all was settled for the start before dawn, and he turned to me.
"We shall meet again in Simla, Griggs, of course ?" "I hope so.

Of course we shall, unless you are killed by those fellows at Keitung.

I would not trust them." "I do not trust them in the least, but I have an all-powerful ally in Ram Lal.

Did you not think it very singular that the Brahmin should know all about Ram Lal's warning?
and that he should have the same opinion ?" "We live in a country where nothing should astonish us, as I remember saying to you a fortnight ago, when we first met," I answered.

"That the Brahmin possesses some knowledge of _yog-vidya_ is more clearly shown by his speech about Ram Lal than by that ridiculous trick with my water-carrier." "You are not easily astonished, Griggs.