Some months passed quietly.

Scindia more openly assumed supreme power, imprisoned several leading men, and transferred their jagheers to his own relations.

Colonel Palmer had gone down to Bombay on leave, his place being filled temporarily by Mr.Uhtoff.
Bajee was, as usual, playing a deep game.

He desired to become independent both of Scindia and Nana Furnuwees.

The former, he believed, must sooner or later return to his own dominions, and he desired his aid to get rid of Nana; therefore it was against the latter that his intrigues were, at present, directed.