The Chaplain moved on through the dust, and privates, sergeants, and subalterns called one another's attention to the boy.

The Colonel, at the head of the column, stared at him curiously.

'It was probably some bazar rumour.' he said; 'but even then--' He referred to the paper in his hand.

'Hang it all, the thing was only decided within the last forty-eight hours.' 'Are there many more like you in India ?' said Father Victor, 'or are you by way o' being a lusus naturae ?' 'Now I have told you,' said the boy, 'will you let me go back to my old man?
If he has not stayed with that woman from Kulu, I am afraid he will die.' 'By what I saw of him he's as well able to take care of himself as you.
No.

Ye've brought us luck, an' we're goin' to make a man of you.