She has a household of a hundred women--_maunds_ of furniture--_maunds_ of it, _sahib_! She gave orders to her men-servants to be meek and inoffensive, so when they moved in there were not more than ten fights between them and the city-folk who thought they had as much right to the streets.

There was a yellow-fanged northern devil who marshaled the serving-men, and it is he who keeps her palace gate.

He keeps it well.

None trespass." "What other visitors does she entertain besides the Mahatma ?" "Many, _sahib_, though few enter by the front gate.

There are tales of men being drawn up by ropes from boats in the river." "Is there word of why they come ?" "_Sahib_, the little naked children weave stories of her doings.