It took me a lot longer than that, I know." The next morning, Dick and Surajah started.

They were to ride up the ghauts, to the frontier line at Amboor, two troopers accompanying them to bring back their horses.

There they were to disguise themselves as traders, and make their way direct to Bangalore.

Dick said goodbye to his mother, up in her own room.
"You must not be down-hearted, Mother," he said, as she tried in vain to keep back her tears.

"You see, I have come back to you twice, safely, and after passing unsuspected in Tippoo's palace, there is no fear of my being detected elsewhere.