Seven or eight others were standing on either side of the room.

A heavy glass chandelier, of European manufacture, hung from the richly carved ceiling, and the fifty candles in it lighted up the room.
The chamberlain met them at the door, and advanced with them towards Tippoo.
"Great Sultan," he said, "these are the young men whom it has pleased your Highness to appoint officers in the Palace." The two lads salaamed until their turbans touched the ground.
"Truly they are comely youths," Tippoo said, "and one would scarcely deem them capable of performing such a feat as that they accomplished this morning.
"Well, my slayers of tigers, you have found everything fitly provided ?" "Far more so than our deeds merit, your Highness," Surajah replied.
"We have found everything that heart could desire, and only hope for an opportunity to show ourselves worthy of your favours." "You have done that beforehand," Tippoo said graciously, "and I am glad to see, by your attire, that you are conscious that, as my officers, it is fitting you should make a worthy appearance.

It shows that you have been well brought up, and are not ignorant of what is right and proper.
"At present, you will receive orders from Fazli Ali, and will act as assistant chamberlains, until I decide in what way your services can be made most useful.
"Now, follow me.

There are others who wish to see you." Rising, Tippoo led the way through a door with double hangings, into a room considerably larger than that which they had just left.

The chandeliers, at the end of the room where they stood, were all lighted, while the other end was in comparative darkness.
Leaving them standing alone, Tippoo walked towards the other end, and clapped his hands.