[At the Point of the Bayonet by G. A. Henty]@TWC D-Link bookAt the Point of the Bayonet CHAPTER 5: Down To Bombay 12/28
I need scarcely say I shall be glad to be released from a work which is surrounded with infinite difficulty, and which constantly upsets all human calculations.
Nana is in power again; but another turn of the wheel may take place, at any moment, and he may again be an exile, or possibly a prisoner. "It seems to me that it would be well for you to accompany me to Bombay.
The remembrance of your services will be fresh, and they cannot but be recognized by the Council.
That body is frequently changed and, in two or three years' time, there will be fresh men, who will know nothing of what has happened now, and be indisposed to rake up old reports and letters, or to reward past services; especially as the whole position here may have altered, half a dozen times, before that." "I will gladly do so, sir, and thank you very heartily for your kindness.
I will ride over to Jooneer, tomorrow, and bring my old nurse down with me; and I have no doubt Sufder will be willing to accompany us.
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