human
The Sahib is a protector to Bootea, she said.
gpt
Sometimes I wondered if such men lived; yet I suppose a woman always has in her mind a vague conception that such an one might be. But always that, that is like a dream, is broken--one wakes.
human
You would wish to go back to your people at Chunda--is it not so?
gpt
Those who have fled will be on their way to Chunda, and they will tell of the slaying of Amir Khan. The Dewan will be pleased, and they will be given honour and rich reward; they will be allowed to return to Karowlee.
human
Yes, Barlow interposed;
gpt
And as to Nana Sahib?
human
What is it--you fear him?
gpt
Yes, Sahib, he will claim Bootea; a Mahratta never keeps faith. There will be a fresh covenant, because he is like a beast of the jungle.
human
It's hell!