The father and daughter were fated to return.
Ahmed had reckoned shrewdly.

Umballa appeared later in the day and demanded the daughter of Colonel Hare.

Backed as he was by numerous soldiers, Ahmed resigned himself to the inevitable.

They found Winnie and her maid (whom later they sent to the frontier and abandoned) and took them to the palace.
There was no weeping or wailing or struggling.

The dark proud face of the young girl gave forth no sign of the terror and utter loneliness of her position.