I will tell the adjutant that I have allowed him to go with you." "I am not going in uniform, nor are you to do so," Harry said to Abdool, when he returned to his tent.

"I am going in Mahratta dress, and I shall take a lodging in the town, and pass as a native.

I know, Abdool, that you are a sharp fellow, and feel certain that I can depend upon you." "You can certainly depend upon me, sahib.

You have been a kind master, and I would do anything for you." "What part of the country do you come from, Abdool ?" "From Rajapoor, in the Concan, sahib.

I had no fancy for working in the fields, so I left and took service with the Company.