The Rajputs looked at him curiously, but no one spoke.
The Colonel's eyes were fixed upon Sunni's face.

He made one or two efforts to speak that did not succeed.

Then 'And this is the baby,' he said.
'Hazur, ha!'[13] replied Tooni, 'Sonny Sahib hai!' [13] 'Your Honour, yes.

It is Sonny Sahib.' The Colonel looked at Sunni an instant longer, and the boy smiled into his face.

'Yes,' said he assuredly, with a deep breath, 'it is Sonny Sahib.' 'The woman saw your honour this morning, and the khaber was brought to me then,' remarked the Maharajah complacently.
It was three weeks, after all, before the Maharajah of Chita was satisfactorily arranged.