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Meanti camel toward the railway,

toward Simla, more than a thousanddelayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive

white woman What better excuse was needed? There would be armed Sikhs

and Gurhas and Tommies near Rawal Pindi Ai! how time moved, how fate

twisted! How the finest built castle in sche down!

At the veryto throw

hi arms of the British Raj--assassinated! The

council? U of

Brahely hatched--this curious old world!

Ahmed re

should harm his mistress; he was ready now and at all times to lay down

his life for her; in this the British Raj caalow, but the man had returned to report

that it was still unoccupied

And while he bit his nails in futile wrath and srew bitter, sole by

the water Tents were being set up, native bearers and coolies were

running to and fro, building fires, carrying water, hobbling the pack

elephants Wandering in and out of this ani man,

clean shaven, deeply tanned, with blue eyes which were direct, small

pupiled, yet kindly Presently he called to one of the head alow to clean up