I Parthians, Medes and Elamites .............................. 1
II "How did sunshine get into the garden? By whose leave came
the wind?" .............................................. 21
III "Sahib, there is always work for real soldiers!" ......... 40
IV "We are the robbers, effendi!" ............................ 52
V "Effendi, that is the heart of Armenia burning!" ........... 74
VI "Passing the buck to Allah!" ............................. 91
VII "We hold you to your word!" .............................. 118
VIII "I go with that man!" ................................... 128
IX "And you left your friend to help me?" ................... 142
X "When I fire this pistol-" ................................ 163
XI "That man's dose is death, and he dies unshriven!" ....... 176
XII "America's way with a woman is beyond belief!" .......... 195
XIII "'Take your squadron and go find him, Rustum Khan!'
And I, sahib, obeyed my lord bahadur's orders." ......... 211
XIV "Rajput, I shall hang you if you make more trouble!"...... 229
XV "Scenery to burst the heart!" ............................. 243
XVI "What care I for my belly, sahib, if you break my heart?" 257
XVII "I knew what to expect of the women!" .................. 277
XVIII "Per terram et aquam" .................................. 290
XIX "Such drilling as they have had-such little drilling!" .. 303
XX "So few against so many! I see death, and I am not sorry!" 316
XXI "Those who survive this night shall have brave memories!". 333
XXII "God go with you to the States, effendim!" .............. 349