So there he dodders; too cowardly to fly in the face of superstition.

He must torture and humiliate the Colonel Sahib and his daughter.

Ah, these white people! They have heads and hearts of steel.

I know." "And Umballa has the heart of a flea-bitten pariah dog.

When the time comes he will grovel and squirm and whine." "He will," agreed Ahmed.