If the Rana
would sign this paper also as an assurance of friendship, to be shown
the Pindari Chief, it would help greatly."
"I understand, Colonel. You wish me to get that from the Rana?"
"Yes, Captain; and I may say that if you can get through with all this
there will be no question about your Majority; you might even go higher
up than Major."
"By Jove! as to that, my dear Colonel, this trip is just good sport--I
love it: less danger than playing polo with these rotters. I'll swing
over to Udaipur first--it's just west of the Pindari camp,--been there
once before on a little pow-wow--then I'll switch back to Amir Khan."
"I wish you luck, Captain; but be careful. If we can feel sure that
this horde of Pindaris are not hovering on our army's flank, like the
Russians hovered on Napoleon's in the Moscow affair, it will be a great
thing--you will have accomplished a wonderful thing."
"Right you are, Sir," Barlow exclaimed blithely. The stupendous task,
for it was that, tonicked him; he was like a sportsman that had
received news of a tiger within killing distance.
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