"Allah forbid that I should argue with him! I spoke to you, on your
account!"

"You forget, I think," she answered him gently, "that we had permission
from the British Government to come here; it has not been withdrawn.
We are doing no harm here--trying only to do good. There is always
danger when--"

"I would speak of that," he interrupted--"You will not come away?"

She shook her head.

"Your father could remain."

She shook her head again. "I stay with him," she answered.

"At present, Jaimihr is the danger, Miss-sahib; but I think that at
present he will dare do nothing. The Maharajah dare do nothing either,
yet. Should either of them make a move to interfere with you, it would
not be safe to appeal to the other one. You will not understand, but
it is so. In that event, there is a way to safety of which I would
warn you."

"Thank you, Mahommed Gunga. What is it?"

"There are men more than a day's ride away from here who are to be
depended on--by you, at least--under all circumstances. Is that
old woman to be trusted?"

"How should I know?" she smiled. "I believe she is fond of me."