dunne and hackley hastily lowered the glass as portis slunk off abashed , attempting without much success an air of innocence ; tharkay silently relieved them of it , while laurence added , `` and you two gentlemen - `` he paused in mingled outrage and dismay to see tharkay himself peering through the glass at the veiled woman ; `` sir , '' laurence said , against his teeth , `` i will thank you not to ogle the palace women either . ''