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The Adventures of Kathlyn

CHAPTER XVIII
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The men who do that shall be my own.
Your animals will be used.

To Kathlyn Mem-sahib your pet leopards will be as play fellows.

She has the eye, and the voice, and the touch.
She shall be veiled to her eyes, with a bit of ocher on her forehead.
Who will recognize her ?" "The sight of you, Ramabai, will cause him to suspect." "That remains in the air.

There must be luck in it." "If Umballa can be lured to drink his pegs." Then, with an impatient gesture Ahmed added: "Folly! What! Umballa and the council will not recognize the Colonel Sahib's hair, the Mem-sahib's golden head ?" "In the go-down of Lal Singh, the cobbler, there are many things, even wigs and false beards," retorted Ramabai slyly.
Ahmed started, then laughed.
"You are right, Ramabai.

So then we have wigs and beards.


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