And the next moment he was conversing with the two officers about the Indian army and the native troops, a subject on which, as on all others, he had a remarkable fund of information and the soundest views.

下一刻，他就和两位军官谈论了印度军队和当地军队，在这个话题上，和其他人一样，他拥有大量的信息和最正确的观点。