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The boy's hand trembled as he took it, and without a word he slipped into the darkness outside. Then he stopped short and went back. 'Great thanks to you, Tooni-ji, he said softly into the darkness of the hut. 'When I find my own country I will come back and take you there too. And while I am gone Moti will love you, Tooni-ji. Peace be to you!
'This is a child of the mlechas, said the Maharajah, which was not a very polite way of saying that he was English. 'Protector of the poor, yes. 'Account to me for him. How old is he? 'Seven years, great King. 'And two months, Tooni-ji. Your Highness, may I sit down? 'As old as the Folly. Native term for the Mutiny. 'He came of the Folly, Hazur.
'Am I not going with you, Tooni-ji? said he, which was his way of saying 'dear Tooni. 'There is no cause for fear. And will it not be very beautiful, the palace of the Maharajah? Sumpsi Din says that it is built of gold and silver. And now I should like six chupatties, and some milk and some fried brinjal, like yesterday's, only more, Tooni-ji.
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