One gets a chance of being sent up, occasionally, with goods; or on some message or other to one of the native princes, and then one gets treated like a prince, and sees that India is not necessarily so detestable as we have contrived to make it here.

The only bearable time of one's life is the few hours after dinner, when one can sit in a chair in the veranda, and smoke and look at the sea.

Some of the fellows play billiards and cards; but if you will take my advice, you won't go in for that sort of thing.

It takes a lot out of one, and fellows that do it are, between you and me, in the bad books of the bigwigs.

Besides, they lose money, get into debt, and all sorts of mischief comes of it." The speaker was sitting between Charlie and Peters, and was talking in a tone of voice which would not be overheard by the others.
"Thank you," Charlie said.