"They sound as though they were going to fight every second." The Professor smiled.
"The last one was talking about the beauty of his fat lady friend," he remarked drily.

"Just before, they were discussing whether they would be given any backsheesh in addition to their pay.

We are quite off the ordinary routes here, and these fellows aren't much used to Europeans." Laura rose to her feet.
"I'm going to get a drink," she announced.
The dragoman, who had been hovering around, bowed gravely and pointed towards the waterbottles.

Lenora also rose.
"I'm coming too," she decided.

"It seems a sin to think of going to sleep, though.