But, of course, I shall have opportunities for talking to him tomorrow.
"There is someone at the door." Surajah opened it, and a soldier entered with their evening meal, and a request that they would go across to the governor's as soon as they had finished it, as the ladies had already assembled there.

They hurried through their food, and then went across.

There was quite a large gathering, for not only had the wives of the officers in the other fort come over, but all those who had been there in the morning were again present, several of them prepared to make further purchases.

Trade was as actively carried on as it had been before.
When he judged it to be nearly eight o'clock, Dick nudged Surajah, who said, a minute afterwards: "We have forgotten the Benares cloth-of-gold.

I am sure that will please the ladies for waist bands, or for trimmings.