Moreover , he may have sent it away by now -- if ever there were such a thing . ' ` Nay -- in a matter touching Five Kings it would be next his black heart , ' said the pundit . ` Was there nothing ? ' The Delhi man laughed and resettled his turban as he entered . ' I searched between the soles of his slippers as the Flower searched his clothes . This is not the man but another . I leave little unseen . ' ` They did not say he was the very man , ' said the pundit thoughtfully . ` They said , `` Look if he be the man , since our counsels are troubled . '' ' ` That North country is full of horse-dealers as an old coat of lice . There is Sikandar Khan , Nur Ali Beg , and Farrukh Shah all heads of kafilas -LSB- caravans -RSB- -- who deal there , ' said the Flower . ` They have not yet come in , ' said the pundit . ` Thou must ensnare them later . ' Phew ! ' said the Flower with deep disgust , rolling Mahbub 's head from her lap . ' I earn my money . Farrukh Shah is a bear , Ali Beg a swashbuckler , and old Sikandar Khan -- yaie ! Go ! I sleep now . This swine will not stir till dawn . '
When XXXXX woke , the Flower talked to him severely on the sin of drunkenness .
Ali Beg Delhi Flower Khan Mahbub Shah horse-dealers pundit swashbuckler