My enquiries resulted in leaving, as it seemed, no room for doubt that the infant had perished with his parents, and that its body had been devoured by wild beasts.
"But it now appears that he was saved by his nurse, who happened to have a relation who was an officer in the party that attacked Harry's camp.

She took him to the house of a brother, and there he was brought up; and he afterwards went down to Bombay, where he satisfied the Governor as to his identity, and received a commission.

I have not heard further particulars yet, but Major Lindsay-- "I suppose I shall come to call you Harry, in time, nephew-- "Will tell us all about it, himself.

I am sure that you will join with me in welcoming Harry's boy heartily, and in my satisfaction that he has proved himself well worthy of his race." Harry was a little surprised at detecting a tone of warning, in the manner in which the last words were spoken; and at the agitation with which Mrs.Lindsay had listened to her husband.

This disappeared, however, as she held out her hand to him.
"I welcome you back to England, nephew.