I
must give him a word o??™ mouth to tell him
what??™s come to me or else he won??™t know
where to go. I would take it more than
kind of you if you was to come out of Central
India in time to catch him at Marwar
Junction, and say to him:??”???He has gone
South for the week.??™ He??™ll know what that
means. He??™s a big man with a red beard,
and a great swell he is. You??™ll find him
sleeping like a gentleman with all his luggage
round him in a second-class compartment.
But don??™t you be afraid. Slip down
the window, and say:??”???He has gone South
for the week,??™ and he??™ll tumble. It??™s only
cutting your time of stay in those parts by
two days. I ask you as a stranger??”going to
the West,??? he said with emphasis.
???Where have you come from???? said I.
???From the East,??? said he, ???and I am
hoping that you will give him the message
on the Square??”for the sake of my Mother
as well as your own.???
Englishmen are not usually softened by
appeals to the memory of their mothers, but
for certain reasons, which will be fully apparent,
I saw fit to agree.
???It??™s more than a little matter,??? said he,
???and that??™s why I ask you to do it??”and
now I know that I can depend on you doing
it. A second-class carriage at Marwar Junction,
and a red-haired man asleep in it.
You??™ll be sure to remember. I get out at
the next station, and I must hold on there
till he comes or sends me what I want.???
???I??™ll give the message if I catch him,??? I
said, ???and for the sake of your Mother as
well as mine I??™ll give you a word of advice.
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