human
Jamadar, he said,
gpt
But a caste is a caste, Ajeet objected,
human
Chief Ajeet, he snarled,
gpt
--and extending his massive arms he closed his coarse hands in a gnarled grip,--
human
Hunsa, and Ajeet's voice was constrained in its deadliness,
gpt
Let us not quarrel, he said.
human
Ajeet no doubt has in his mind Bootea as I have Meena. And it would be well if the two were sent on the road in the cart, and when our work is completed we will follow. Indeed they may know nothing but that there is some jewel, such as women love, to be given them.
gpt
Look you, cried Hunsa thrusting his coarse hand out toward the road,
human
Indeed it is an omen, Sookdee corroborated;
gpt
And there is the voice!
human
Is not the voice of the cow heard at sunset a good omen, Guru?
gpt
Indeed it is, the priest affirmed.
human
If the voice of a cow is heard issuing at twilight from a village at which decoits are to profit, it is surely a promise from Bhowanee that a large store of silver will be obtained.
gpt
Take thee to thy prayers, Guru, Ajeet commanded,
human
He turned to Sookdee.
gpt
Your omens will avail little if there is prosecution over the disappearance of the merchant. I am supposed to be in command, the leader, but I am the led. But I will not withdraw, and it is not the place of the chief to handle the _roomal_. We will eat our food, and after the evening prayers will sit about the fire and amuse this merchant with stories such as honest men and holy ones converse in, that he may be at peace in his mind. As Sookdee says, the women will be sent to the grove of trees we came through on the road.
human
We will gather about the fire of the merchant, Sookdee declared,
gpt
And while we hold the merchant in amusement, Hunsa added,
human
Yes, Ajeet, Sookdee said with a suspicion of a sneer,
gpt
If it is to be, cease to chatter like jays,