He had, at last, given in to Tim's entreaties; and that worthy was dressed as a syce, or horse keeper.
Both Charlie and Tim had had those portions of their skin exposed to the air darkened, and both would pass muster, at a casual inspection.
Charlie, in thus concealing his nationality, desired only to hide the fact that he was an officer in the Company's service.

He believed that it would be impossible for him to continue to pass as a Bheel.

This, however, would be of no consequence, after a time.

Many of the native princes had Europeans in their service.

Runaway sailors, deserters from the English, French, and Dutch armed forces in their possessions on the seacoast, adventurers influenced either by a love of a life of excitement, or whom a desire to escape the consequences of folly or crime committed at home had driven to a roving life--such men might be found in many of the native courts.
Once settled, then, in the service of the rajah, Charlie intended to make but little farther pretence, or secrecy, as to his nationality.
Outwardly, he would still conform to the language and appearance of the character he had chosen; but he would allow it to be supposed that he was an Englishman, a deserter from the Company's service, and that his comrades were Sepoys in a similar position.