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Ali Higg learns next that the Dead Sea outfit have tried to waylay his wife; so he takes the warpath. And instead of that making a three-cornered fight of it, it might mean an offensive alliance between Ali Higg and Ali Baba's gang. "Civil war would be a very mild name for that. There'd be brains brought to bear on it.
Ram Yaksahn, his mahout whose voice had not been heard before cried out; and Mitha Baba went in like a thunder-bolt. How it happened no one could tell, but one of the wild elephants before Mitha Baba's rush, or in the instant when she reached him caught his tusk under Nut Kut's side-bands. They were made of heavy canvas, with chains on top.
In the evening we went again to Saifula Baba's and visited the workrooms, where we were much astonished by the quickness with which the people worked the intricate shawl patterns with a simple needle, and no copy to guide them.
The Gul Moti's high courage sank; the caravan was too near the river to be delayed by Mitha Baba's calls the river too far ahead. "Do they ever obey her, Laka Din?" the Gul Moti asked. "They always used to," the old man replied dubiously. Finally Mitha Baba came out into the straight descent toward the river. No elephants were in sight, but a blotch of colour showed on the bank.
They were neither as big nor in as good condition as old Ali Baba's wonderful string, but very likely better than any that the wool-merchant would provide, and by that much less likely to reduce our speed after we should make the change. "You see how easy it is," said Grim, "for a rascal like Ali Higg to upset a whole country-side.
Later I heard from a friend, Alakananda, that the "Perfume Saint" had a power which I wish were possessed by the starving millions of Asia and, today, of Europe as well. "I was present with a hundred other guests at Gandha Baba's home in Burdwan," Alakananda told me. "It was a gala occasion.
Around Grim now were Narayan Singh, Ayisha, and myself with our prisoner Yussuf, and Ayisha's four. Grim watched his chance and sent me to bring back four of Ali Baba's men, and by the time I had done that he had lessened the distance perceptibly between himself and the three lone individuals in front.
The boy became a bit embarrassed; hesitating, before he went on: "The Hakima used to speak to her whenever she passed Miss Annesley's bungalow; and now she's not there to do it." Horace waved his hand to Mitha Baba's mahout; and the mahout shouted something in a dialect Skag did not know.
Again she drew her gently with one hand, and with the other pointed to the corner from which she had come. Ramona understood. "She wants to show me her husband's grave," she thought. "She does not like to be away from it. I will go with her." Dismounting, and taking Baba's bridle over her arm, she bowed her head assentingly, and still keeping firm hold of Carmena's hand, followed her.
Two chaouses, who were in attendance in a neighbouring room, at once entered, and, seizing the unfortunate story-teller, hurried him down to an apartment in the palace which was reserved for punishments of various kinds, including strangulation. Here they stripped off Baba's embroidered shoes and white hose.
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