So they hunted for the king.
He was very well satisfied.

He had had his revenge; and more than this, he was confident when the time came he would also gain his liberty.

He had a ransom to pay: the king himself! Now then, Ramabai felt it incumbent on him to hold a banquet in the palace, there to state to his friends, native and white, just what he intended to do.

And on the night of this sober occasion he sat in the throne room before a desk littered with documents.

As he finished writing a note he summoned the majordomo.
"Have this delivered at once to Hare Sahib, whom you will find at his bungalow outside the city.