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Updated: June 26, 2025
On the evening of the battle, the long-delayed despatches from Ranjitgarh caught up Charteris at last, ordering him to retire forthwith into Darwan, since it would be impossible during the hot weather to move reinforcements sufficient to ensure the capture of Agpur. Before they slept that night, he and Gerrard had deliberately made up their minds to put the telescope to the blind eye.
In other words, his Agpur training had improved his fitness for work of the same kind, but left him worse adapted than before for the rough and ready methods necessary for the ruler of Darwan.
If Charteris did well what he was permitted to do, he could have done no more if he had lived a hundred years." The rapt gaze faltered, and the soldier-mystic became the keen administrator once more. "How much longer are you to be on the sick-list, Gerrard? I am going to send you to Darwan." "I shall not be able to use this arm for some time, sir.
Thus the voluminous reports forwarded to Darwan for transmission to Ranjitgarh were by no means deficient either in detail or interest.
Not about my own happiness Heaven knows that I could ask nothing better but whether I could make her happy. I can't spout Tennyson to her, or appreciate her pretty little German tales about knights and water-nymphs the New Sporting Magazine and Lays of Ancient Rome are more my number. Evidently I am cut out for pacifying Darwan rather than for domestic joys.
One fortunate result of his haste was that his guns were left behind, and he was obliged to wait for them, but his army held the whole range of ground in front of Charteris. Charteris had requisitioned every boat that could be found on the Darwan side, and kept them safely guarded, but it would be quite easy to obtain others if Chand Singh cared to try a naval action.
"I will be there immediately. The start is postponed for the present, Badan Hazari, but strike the tents ready for marching, and get ready a messenger at once to go to Darwan."
If possible, he was to obtain supplies in the usual way from the village headmen as he passed, but should they be withheld, he was to make arrangements to be supplied from Darwan, rather than be forced to an ignominious retreat.
I choose my friend the officer in charge of Darwan," he added aloud. "And he is near at hand? It is well. Reveal the secret to him as soon as may be. I have your promise?" "To keep your Highness's secret? Yes. But anything further must depend upon the will of my superiors." "That I understand. Come, my friend."
Bidding the men remain outside and rush in if he called them, he left the shelter of the trees and, approaching the door, stumbled over the darwan lying across the threshold. "Hai, darwan!" he said, with the bluntness of servant addressing servant; "sleeping again! Go and tell your master I'm here to see him: a khitmatgar from the fort." The man rose sleepily and preceded him into the house.
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