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Updated: September 4, 2025
For the world's work would never go on if men, who chiefly carry it on, were possessed, obsessed, by love as women are. So Dermot was only complying with that ordinance when he allowed the thoughts of his task, which indeed was ever present with him, to oust Noreen from his mind.
During tiffin Fred Daleham called out from the far end of the table: "I say, Payne, I wish you'd convince that young sister of mine that wild elephants can be dangerous beasts." "They can indeed," replied Payne, turning to Noreen. "Take my advice and keep out of their way." "Oh, but isn't it only rogues that one need be afraid of?" the girl asked. "And aren't they rare?"
His companions could see that he had received bad news; but he pulled himself together and said nothing about it until he was alone with Mrs. Dermot in her private sitting-room after tiffin. Then he exclaimed suddenly, handing her the telegram: "She's on her way here." Noreen understood even before she looked at the paper. When she read the message she asked: "What's she coming here for?"
But in the morning a note came to her from him regretting his inability to keep the appointment, as the Divisional General had arrived in Darjeeling and intended to inspect the Rifles after lunch. Noreen was not sorry, for she was going to a dance that evening and did not wish to tire herself before it.
Noreen blushed, but Dermot did not observe her heightened colour, for he had taken her programme out of her hand in his usual quiet, masterful manner and was scrutinising it. "You haven't said yet if I may have a dance," he continued. "But I know that on an occasion like this I must lose no time if I want one." "Oh, do you dance?" she asked in surprise.
He showed them that the Major's suspicions when he saw the Rajah's soldiery were correct, and that from Lalpuri came the inspiration of the carrying-off of Noreen.
They stood on the crowded bank, rather hot, rather bored, amusing themselves by scanning the people near at hand. The Vernon party were but a few yards away, and Hannah attracted special attention. "She is plain!" exclaimed Noreen; whereat Darsie snapped her up in double-quick time. "Of course she is plain! She wouldn't dream, of being anything else!" Beloved plain Hannah!
Let me go to him!" and suddenly her strength gave way and she collapsed into Noreen's arms, weeping bitterly. They heard the clattering steps meet others coming down the hill and a hurried conversation ensue. Noreen recognised one of the voices. Then both men came running down. "It's the doctor," said Mrs. Dermot. "Come to the gate and we'll ask him what has happened." "Mr. Macdonald! Mr.
Then Noreen said in a voice shaking with emotion: "How can I thank you? Again you have saved me. And this time from a fate even more dreadful than the first. I'd sooner be killed outright by the elephants than endure to be carried off to some awful place by those wretches. Who were they? Were they brigands, like one reads of in Sicily? Was I to be killed or to be held to ransom?"
It was lined with blue velvet, and resting in it was a necklace of diamonds in quaint and massive gold setting, evidently the work of a native jeweller. The stones, though badly cut, were very large and flashed and sparkled with coloured fires. The ornament was evidently extremely valuable. Noreen stared at it and then at Chunerbutty in surprise.
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