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Kathlyn and Bruce returned to Allaha without abond molested them When they arrived they immediately found

means to acquaint Ramabai, ith Pundita set out to uises Kathlyn and Bruce h caste natives The blue eyes alone er, since color and costume detracted

Kathlyn's hair, however, was securely hidden, and must be kept so A

bit of carelessness on her part, a sportive wind, and she would be

lost She had been for dyeing her hair, but Bruce would not hear of

this desecration

So they entered the lion's den, or, rather, the jackal's

At Ramabai's house Ahmed fell on his knees in thankfulness; not that

his Me the evening meal Ramabai outlined his plot to circumvent

Umballa He had heard from one of his faithful followers that Ue; later, to dispose

of the colonel and marry the queen himself Suttee had fallen in

disuse in Allaha He, Raainst Colonel Hare, ould understand perfectly As the

colonel would refuse to est that the

colonel be ht be, he

would not be able to find fault with this plan The betrothal would

take place in about a fortnight The Mem-sahib would be chosen as