`Allraight,’saidHurreeBabu。`Heisatpresentcuriousspectacle。’Aboutthirdcockcrow,Kimwokeafterasleepofthousandsofyears。
Huneefa,inhercorner,snoredheavily,butMahbubwasgone。
`Ihopeyouwerenotfrightened,’saidanoilyvoiceathiselbow。`I
superintendedentireoperation,whichwasmostinterestingfromethnologicalpointofview。Itwashigh-classdawut。’
`Huh!’saidKim,recognizingHurreeBabu,whosmiledingratiatingly。