She was perhaps, too, more interested generally in the man himself than she would have been willing to admit.
That evening the party went to an entertainment at Bithoor.

Isobel and the girls were delighted with the illuminations of the gardens and with the palace itself, with its mixture of Eastern splendor and European luxury.

But Isobel did not altogether enjoy the evening.
"I suppose I ought to congratulate you on your success last night, Isobel," Dr.Wade said, when he dropped in after breakfast.

"Everyone has been telling me that the Rajah paid you the greatest attention, and that there is the fiercest gnashing of teeth among what must now be called the ex-queens of the station." "I don't know who told you such nonsense, Doctor," Isobel replied hotly.
"The Rajah quite spoilt the evening for me.

I have been telling Mrs.
Hunter so.