It was only after much persuasion and argument could Bruce hold the men.

At the testing of Lal Singh's wires and batteries they had started to fly.

This was devil's fire.
At the end of the arena, in a box which Bruce was to occupy, by order of the council (where they proposed to keep an eye upon Umballa and to wring his heart), the key to the wires was laid.

This box was directly over a wooden canopy where the mahouts loafed between fights.

Back of this canopy was a door which led outside.