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"Either my money or my life In a month from now"

"What?" asked Ahmed

"Ah, I must not tell" Pundita stole close to Ramabai

Ahmed smiled

"We have elephants but a little way outside the city We have pulling

chains Let us be off at once It is not necessary to enter the city,

for this , Ahmed says, is on the outside We can easily approach

the wall in a roundabout ithout being seen Have you old

"That will be sufficient To you, then, the bribing The men, should

there be any, will hark to you Come!" concluded Bruce, impatient to

be off

"And I?" timidly asked Pundita

"You will seek Hare Sahib's caet you away also"

Ahly

Pundita kissed her husband; for these two loved each other, a

circuods

"Pundita, you will remain at the camp in readiness to receive us At

dae shall leave for the frontier And e return it will be

with "

Ramabai clenched his hands

"But first," cooed Ah's

feet in the treadmill It is written I aift of seeing into the future