"I feel as if some great peril were hanging over the heads of those we love.

Why should these strange men wish to stay upon the coast ?" "What, the Buddhists ?" I said lightly.

"Oh, these fellows have continual feast-days and religious rites of all sorts.

They have some very good reason for staying, you may be sure." "Don't you think," said Esther, in an awe-struck whisper, "that it is very strange that these priests should arrive here all the way from India just at the present moment?
Have you not gathered from all you have heard that the general's fears are in some way connected with India and the Indians ?" The remark made me thoughtful.
"Why, now that you mention it," I answered, "I have some vague impression that the mystery is connected with some incident which occurred in that country.

I am sure, however, that your fears would vanish if you saw Ram Singh.