I will mention, too, that we shall have made our escape at eleven o'clock, and therefore, by the time he receives my letter, we shall be far beyond the reach of pursuit.

I daresay that will decide him upon letting the matter pass quietly, and he will see himself that, by making no fuss over it, no one outside the fortress will ever know that a prisoner has escaped." The next day passed comparatively quietly.

A good many soldiers and women came up from below, and before sunset their goods were completely cleared out.

The governor came over in the afternoon and had a talk with them.

They expressed their satisfaction at the result of their trading, and said that they should be off before sunrise.
"I hope you will come again," he said; "but not for another six months, for assuredly you will take away with you pretty nearly every rupee in the fortress.