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From the four ends of the principality they came, the veiled

candidates; from the north, the east, the south and west They came in

marvelous palanquins, in curtained howdahs, on camels, in splendid

bullock carts Many a rupee resolved itself into new-bought finery,

upon the vague chance of getting it back with compound interest

What was

Rah, in truth, Umballa objected at first to the lack

of dowry He had expected to inherit this dowry He gave way to

Ramabai because he did not care to have Rahts were Let the fool Rahed in his voluminous sleeve

Some one of these matrimonially inclined houris the colonel would have

to select; if he refused, then should Ra More,

he would marry the fortunate woman by proxy There was no possible

loophole for the colonel

The populace was charmed, enchanted, as it always is over a new

excitement Much as they individually despised U fresh amusements Extra feast

days came one after another The Oriental dislikes work; and any one