[The Tiger of Mysore by G. A. Henty]@TWC D-Link bookThe Tiger of Mysore CHAPTER 15: Escape 20/44
This Ibrahim is getting for us.
We are going to buy a couple of horses for them, and shall make straight down the ghauts, where I shall leave the girl in my mother's care." "It is a good action," the Hindoo said gravely. "Now, in the first place, Pertaub, would you like to go with us? Riding as we shall do, as two of the officers of the Palace, it is not likely that any questions whatever will be asked, and certainly we shall have no difficulty until it comes to crossing the frontier." "No, Sahib.
I thank you, but I am too old, now, for any fresh change. I have friends here, and have none below the ghauts.
Nothing save the rescue of my daughter from the harem would induce me to move now, and of that there is little chance.
She will, by this time, have become reconciled to her fate, and would probably not care to escape, were an opportunity offered to her.
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