It is certainly best that you should take Mutteh Ghar's name, as the soldiers will see nothing strange in our placing a young recruit in the ranks, after his cousin had died in the regiment.

We are all of opinion, therefore, that you can take your place without difficulty; and that the chance of the change being detected by the British officers is extremely slight.

We think, however, that it will be next to impossible for you always to keep up your character, and believe that you will find it so hard to live under the same conditions as the others that you yourself will tire of it." "I can assure you that there is no fear of that," Lisle said earnestly.

"I want to take part in the expedition, and am quite prepared to share in the habits and hardships of the men, whatever they may be.

You know, if I were discovered I should be sent off at once, even if a fight were imminent.