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I will tell the adjutant that I have allowed him to go with you." "I am not going in uniform, nor are you to do so," Harry said to Abdool, when he returned to his tent. "I am going in Mahratta dress, and I shall take a lodging in the town, and pass as a native. I know, Abdool, that you are a sharp fellow, and feel certain that I can depend upon you." "You can certainly depend upon me, sahib.

There are many zealous officers in the service; but few, indeed, so qualified, by their acquaintance with the native languages, as to undertake the missions with which you have been entrusted, and have so successfully carried out." Harry took the despatches and at once mounted his horse; which Abdool had brought round, as soon as his master was summoned to the general's tent.

Everyone is too excited by the news, that Holkar has failed to take Delhi, to notice whether we return or not." He took off the outer garment that he had brought with him, while Harry removed his uniform and attired himself in it and, placing the turban of one of the soldiers on his head, possessed himself of a shield, spear, and dagger, and then said: "What next, Abdool?"

To his surprise, he found Abdool and the troopers all mounted, as well as a party of the rajah's own guard. Before leaving, the rajah had returned his sword to him. As he rode through the streets, followed by his own troopers and with the rajah's guard riding ahead, the people looked on with curiosity, but evinced no animosity against him.

Harry and Abdool paced round and round on the platform of the wall but, although a few fires burned among the fields, no glimmer of light could be seen where the town had stood. "I wish I knew what they were up to, Abdool," Harry said, about midnight. "I don't like this silence." "Perhaps they have gone away, sahib." "No, I can hardly think that.

With a blow straight from the shoulder, he struck the man carrying the dish senseless to the floor; tore the sword from his sash; warded off a hasty blow delivered by one torch bearer, who was too much astonished at the sudden attack to act with decision, and cut him down; while, at the same moment, Abdool almost severed the neck of the other.

"You have done well, I hope, Abdool?" "I have been well treated, indeed, sahib, and the zemindar's head man told me that I was to consider the horse on which I ride my own. He will carry me well, for he is a stout and serviceable animal.

He ran out. Abdool had crawled up to the other end of the sentry's beat, and taken his place in a doorway. The sentry came up to within a couple of yards of him, and then turned. Abdool sprang out and, with a bound, leapt upon the sentry's back and, with one hand, grasped his musket. Taken wholly by surprise, the sentry fell forward on his face, Abdool still clinging to him.

"It is unfortunate that we have stopped here, Abdool," he said. "We are sure to be questioned." Ten minutes later the door opened, and an officer of Holkar's irregular horse entered. "I hear that you have just arrived," he said. "Yes; I rode in but half an hour ago." "Where are you going?" "To Sambol.

Then he secured a room for himself in a small khan, just outside the city and, sitting there alone, worked out the plan of obtaining an interview with Scindia. He then told Abdool to go quietly to the Residency, and to bring out the Brahmin's dress he had before worn. In the morning, Abdool went out to Scindia's camp with a letter which, when Scindia came out of his marquee, he handed to him.