He has done the same sort of thing several times before, when he has been specially taken by some fresh face from England." Others besides the Doctor remarked that the Rajah was not quite himself that evening.

He was courteous and polite to his guests, but he was irritable with his own people, and something had evidently gone wrong with him.
The next day he called at the Major's.

The latter had not told Isobel of his intention, for he guessed that had he done so she would have gone across to Mrs.Doolan or one of her lady friends, and she was sitting in the veranda with him and young Wilson when the carriage drove up.
"I was so sorry to hear that you were unwell, Miss Hannay," the Nana said courteously.

"It was a great disappointment to me that you were unable to accompany your uncle last night." "I have been feeling the heat the last few days," Isobel said quietly, "and, indeed, I do not care much about going out in such hot weather as this.

I have not been accustomed to much society in England, and the crowd and the heat and the lights make my head ache." "You look the picture of health, Miss Hannay, but I know that it is trying for Englishwomen when they first come into our climate; it is always a great pleasure to me to receive English ladies at Bithoor.