He is not altogether a fool,' said Mahbub Ali.

'To take a fire-carriage for a thief is a new game!' When Mahbub Ali came to his camp in the dawn, no one thought it worth while to tell him any news of the night.

No one, at least, but one small horseboy, newly advanced to the great man's service, whom Mahbub called to his tiny tent to assist in some packing.
'It is all known to me,' whispered Kim, bending above saddlebags.

'Two Sahibs came up on a te-train.

I was running to and fro in the dark on this side of the trucks as the te-train moved up and down slowly.