THE WRITER TO THE READER
THE photographs (except two) were taken by Mr. Penn, of Ootacamund, whose work is known to all who care to possess good photographs of the South Indian hills. The babies were a new experience to him, and something of a trial, I fear, after the mountains, which can be trusted to sit still.
The book has been written for lovers of children. Those who find such young life tiresome will find the story dull, and the kindest thing it can ask of them is not to read it at all.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | LOTUS BUDS | [1] |
| II. | OPPOSITES | [5] |
| III. | THE SCAMP | [15] |
| IV. | THE PHOTOGRAPHS | [23] |
| V. | TARA AND EVU | [31] |
| VI. | PRINCIPALITIES, POWERS, RULERS | [41] |
| VII. | HOW THE CHILDREN COME | [51] |
| VIII. | OTHERS | [61] |
| IX. | OLD DÉVAI | [67] |
| X. | FAILURES? | [75] |
| XI. | GOD HEARD: GOD ANSWERED | [85] |
| XII. | TO WHAT PURPOSE? | [95] |
| XIII. | A STORY OF COMFORT | [103] |
| XIV. | PICKLES AND PUCK | [113] |
| XV. | THE HOWLER | [121] |
| XVI. | THE NEYOOR NURSERY | [129] |
| XVII. | IN THE COMPOUND AND NEAR IT | [141] |
| XVIII. | FROM THE TEMPLE OF THE ROCK | [153] |
| XIX. | YOSÉPU | [159] |
| XX. | THE MENAGERIE | [169] |
| XXI. | MORE ANIMALS | [183] |
| XXII. | THE PARROT HOUSE | [191] |
| XXIII. | THE BEAR GARDEN | [201] |
| XXIV. | THE ACCALS | [215] |
| XXV. | THE LITTLE ACCALS | [227] |
| XXVI. | THE GLORY OF THE USUAL | [235] |
| XXVII. | THE SECRET TRAFFIC | [245] |
| XXVIII. | BLUE BOOK EVIDENCE | [253] |
| XXIX. | "VERY COMMON IN THOSE PARTS" | [261] |
| XXX. | ON THE SIDE OF THE OPPRESSORS THERE WAS POWER | [269] |
| XXXI. | AND THERE WAS NONE TO SAVE | [279] |
| XXXII. | THE POWER BEHIND THE WORK | [291] |
| XXXIII. | IF THIS WERE ALL | [301] |
| XXXIV. | "TO CONTINUE THE SUCCESSION" | [309] |
| XXXV. | WHAT IF SHE MISSES HER CHANCE? | [321] |
| XXXVI. | "THY SWEET ORIGINAL JOY" | [331] |