Part 28 (2/2)
”Ja!” said Ranjoor Singh; and the one word startled the Gerht his breath
”Sie sprechen Deutsch?”
”Ja wohl!”
The Ger half under his breath that h, but the risaldar-major missed it, for he had stepped up to the nearest of the Northern gentle in each other's eyes andunder the breath soht hand, then with his left, that the Gerh stepped side wise to the next man
Man by man, slowly and with care, he looked each man present in the eyes and tested hily
”Any who do not know the ill die to-night!” she whispered; and the German nodded, because it was evident that the Northerners were quite afraid He approved of that kind of discipline
”These are all trueback to hian the German
”Speak Hindustani that they all athered closer
”My friend, I a between Ranjoor Singh and the Gero alone into the other room Neither will speak his mind freely before company-is it not so? Into the other rooh bowed, and the Gern, but the Gerh strode ahead, and the Gerh Heaven he could learn to ith such consu bead-curtain, the Sikh trooper followed theain with folded arms by the door- post The German saw hiathered her thirty curious Northerners together around her and proceeded to entertain therew nearer to its climax in another room She led them back to the divans by the inner wall She set the to them She parried their questions with dark hints and innuendoes that left them more mystified than ever; yet no man would admit he could not understand
And then she danced to them She danced for an hour, to the wild ather strength and lightness as the night wore on Near dawn the Gerether, to find her yet dancing, and she ceased only to pull the German aside and speak to him
”Does he really speak German?” she whispered
”He? He has read Nietzsche and von Bernhardi in the German!”
”Who are they?”
”They are difficult to read-philosophers”
”Has he satisfied you?”
”He has proo before I send the rest away!”
So the Gerain, and went below to a waiting landau Before he was half-way down the stairs Yash's forearh, thou art no buffalo! I rong! Thou are a great h!”
She received no answer
”What hast thou proiment of Sikhs”