"Are they close as that?"
"Not to a European Sahib's ear; but to Nels, yes."
"Deal Sahib said you would tell me about the cheetahs."
"What I have of value is by the common wayside; but fortune causes wealth to flow down mountain streams for those who climb. There are several things to consider, Sahib."
Skag was amused; he had not yet heard that only the ignorant teach without apology. As seriously as possible, he said:
"I am listening."
Bhanah spoke gravely; his words falling like weights:
"That he is—seldom seen—till it is too late—to prepare. He is treacherous."
"Where does he hide?"
"In the large-leaved trees which stretch their branches like that." And Bhanah held his arms out horizontally, one above the other, parallel.