They were fighting about me," naively.
"I was afraid to tell till now." "Knock off those chains," said Kathlyn.

Of Pundita she asked: "Does he, too, speak English ?" "Yes, heaven born." "Then for the present he shall become my bodyguard.

You shall both remain here in the palace." "Ah, Your Majesty!" interposed Umballa.

Pundita he did not mind, but he objected to Ramabai, secretly knowing him to be a revolutionist, extremely popular with the people and the near-by ryots (farmers), to whom he loaned money upon reasonable terms.
"If I am queen, I will it," said Kathlyn firmly.

"If I am only a prisoner, end the farce at once." "Your majesty's word is law," and Umballa bowed, hiding as best he could his irritation.
The next afternoon he began to enact the subtle plans he had formed regarding Kathlyn.