| 1 | There beside him group of followers, walking the streets in the vicinity, like Khan among high ranking in the curry, accompanied by the Ministry to inspect their own territory. | |
| 2 | In the old days of autocracy, around the monarch there was always a throng of toady courtiers. The dictator enjoyed all sorts of praise and flattery but hated frank criticism and admonition. | |
| 3 | "Those who are showing the world what female manners _should_ be, " said Mr. Bertram gallantly, "are doing a great deal to set them right. " |