"I was only trying to find out something about Sparkley.

And I will find it out too," she said, clinching her thin little hand.

"And what's more," she added, turning on me suddenly, "YOU shall help me!" "I ?" I said in surprise.
"Don't pretend!" she said poutingly.

"You're too clever to believe he's cut up over the Millikens.

No--it's something awful or--another woman! Now, if I knew as much of India as you do--and wasn't a woman, and could go where I liked--I'd go to Bungloore and find him." "Oh! You have his address ?" I said.
"Certainly! What did you expect I was behind the curtain with the Viceroy for ?" she said, opening her violet eyes innocently.