"Of course, if they are not amenable to reason, there may be trouble, and some of them and some of us will get hurt.

But, one way or the other, the conclusion will be the same.

Old Bashti will learn that it is expedient to maintain white men's heads on their shoulders." "But how will he learn ?" Villa Kennan asked.

"If he is shrewd enough not to fight you, and merely sits and listens to your English law, it will be no more than a huge joke to him.

He will no more than pay the price of listening to a lecture for any atrocity he commits." "On the contrary, my dear Mrs.Kennan.