37/49 The miss-sahib's father is powerful. He has great influence with the Sirkar."[Footnote: The Government of India.] Taung S'Ali was evidently bewildered and annoyed by this passionate appeal which he did not understand. He demanded an explanation, and the ready-witted native was obliged to invent some plausible excuse. Yet when he raised his face to Jenks there was the look of a hunted animal in his eyes. |