I may say that he is a son of the late Captain Brooke, of the 15th Native Infantry." "You are certainly wonderfully disguised," the general said; "and I congratulate you heartily on your escape.

I should have passed you by as a native without a second glance though, now that I am told that you are an Englishman, I can see that you have not the wide cheekbones and flat face of a Burman.

How did you manage to make your way down ?" "I travelled almost entirely by night, sir; and I had with me a faithful guide.

He is outside.

I don't think that I should ever have got down without him, though I speak Burmese well enough to pass--especially as the language differs so much, in the different districts." "Is he a Burman ?" "Yes, general." "Have you arranged with him for any particular sum for his services?
If so, it will of course be paid." "No, sir; he came down simply in gratitude for a service I rendered him.