I was a little surprised that he did not offer me half a dozen young ladies as wives; but had he done so, I should have resisted the temptation, as they would have been even more trouble than the weapons." "You never fell in love with any of the Indian beauties, cousin Harry ?" "I have never seen any to fall in love with.

The ladies of the upper class in India, whether Hindus or Mussulmans, always go closely veiled; and as to the English ladies, in the first place they were nearly all married, and in the second place I went as little into society as I could help, being on the Governor General's staff, and nearly always away on duty.

Certainly I never saw anyone who caused my pulse to beat faster; which I believe, from what I have read, is one of the many symptoms of being in love." Harry then enquired about his mother's relations.
"I, unfortunately, can tell you nothing about them.

She was an only daughter when she married your father.

Both her parents died, years ago.