22/33 If the Rangars come to help me I will ride with them to the Company's aid afterward. That is my given word!" "Then the throne of Howrah is your price, Jaimihr-sahib ?" "Thou art the price and the prize, sahiba! For thee I would win the throne!" She actually laughed, and he winced palpably. There was no doubt that he loved her after a manner of his own, and her contempt hurt him. "I have promised all I can promise. What more is there to say or offer? |