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Updated: June 27, 2025
Here the captives remained in charge of the horsemen, while the leader went in to report to the rajah. Presently he came out, with four of the rajah's guard, and these led Harry and Abdool into the audience chamber. The rajah, with a number of personal attendants, entered and took his seat. "You are an officer in the English army. What is your rank?" the rajah said in Mahratti. "I am a major."
This was at once granted, and Lord Cornwallis introduced him to the officer in command of the Bombay troops attached to that army, informing him of the object that he had in view. "He will not be of much use as an interpreter," he said, "for as the country in which you are going to operate formed, until lately, a part of the Mahratta dominions, Mahratti will be principally spoken.
This is so certain that nothing would be gained by sending another agent to Hyderabad. I therefore propose to open communications with the Rajah of Berar. "None of my officers is able to talk Mahratti; though many of them are, of course, familiar with the southern dialects.
"Terms which I think, sir, you will have no hesitation in accepting. Here is a draft of the treaty that he proposes." The rajah glanced at the document, which was written in English and in Mahratti, for none of the general's staff understood the Jat language.
"I am glad to hear it, for I received a letter from the Governor, this morning, saying that Lord Mornington has requested him to send an officer, thoroughly acquainted with Mahratti and with some knowledge of the people; and that he has selected you for the service, as being by far better fitted than anyone he knows for the appointment.
Telling the guard that he had come from Bombay, and had a message for Colonel Palmer, he was shown in. "You bring a message for me?" the colonel said, shortly; for he was, at the time, writing a despatch. "Yes, sir," Harry answered, in Mahratti. "I have come to be your assistant." "Then you are Mr. Lindsay!" the Resident exclaimed, dropping his pen and rising to his feet.
"Well, it was for that I got the rank of captain and, since then, though I have made a few journeys that would have been perilous, had I not been able to speak Mahratti like a native, I have had no opportunities of specially distinguishing myself. "As soon as we get to Delhi, you had better order yourself a uniform.
Malet told me, I think you are not likely to be much with us as, from your perfect knowledge of Mahratti, and of the country, you can do better service in a staff appointment than with the regiment. "You are much fairer than they had given me to expect." "I have been hard at work, for the last two days, in getting rid of the dyes with which I have been coloured, ever since I was an infant." "Ah!
The attendant understood enough of Mahratti to make out their request, and offered at once to accompany them. They ascended numerous staircases until, at last, they reached the flat roof of the palace; above which rose three round towers, surmounted by domes. The highest of these had a gallery running round it, a few feet below the dome.
The interpreter did not understand Mahratti, in which Abdool and Harry always conversed; but he said in Hindustani: "I have seen fights with leopards, my lord, but even with krises, two of my people would hesitate to attack one they fear them more than tigers but little did I think that two men, with small knives, could save their lives from one.
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