There was still the little sister; in a short time now she would be inside the city walls.

The Colonel Sahib would return; indeed, yes.

There would be no further difficulty regarding the filigree basket of gold and gems.
Still, he would pursue them, if only for the mere sport of it.

If he failed to catch them all he had to do was to sit down and wait for them to return of their own volition.
Ramabai, however, was a menace; and Umballa wondered how he was going to lay hold of him.

While waiting for his elephants to be harnessed he summoned the council.