You know and I know how far I may go.

Trifle with me no more." Ahmed salaamed deeply.
"Think not badly of me, Ramabai; but I am a man of action, and it galls me to wait." "Are you wholly unselfish ?" It was Ahmed's turn to address mute inquiries to the moon.
"What is all this palaver about ?" Bruce came in between the two men impatiently.
"God knows!" murmured the colonel.

"One thing I know, if we stand here much longer we'll all spend the rest of the night in prison." There was wisdom in this.

They marched away at once, following the path of the elephant and the loyal keepers.

There was no pursuit.
Soldiers with purses filled with promises are not overeager to face skilled marksmen.