He will strangle no more travellers." "Well, what had we better do ?" asked Surajah.
"I should say we had better make off, as fast as we can.

Of course, if we were really traders, able to prove who we are, we should go back to the town and report the affair; but as we can't do that, we had better be moving on at once, before any other party of travellers comes up.
That was why, when we had killed several of them, I was anxious that none should get away, for they might have gone and accused us of slaughtering their companions." "That would be too unlikely a story to be believed.

No one would credit that three men would attack twelve." "But there would be no one to prove that there were only three.

The fellows would naturally swear that there were a score of us, and that, after murdering their companions, the rest made off with the booty.
"Ibrahim, load the pack animals, at once.

We will saddle the horses.
"I think, Surajah, we had better leave everything just as it is.