'Subdul! Thank heaven! Show him in!' cries Tom, in great excitement.
'Excellency——'
'Do you hear me, Ganesh?'
'Yes, master, Ganesh hears.'
'Then why——'
'Let my master have patience! Ganesh would speak with him before he sees the Sahib?'
'A Sahib—an English Sahib?'
'Excellency, he is in the hands of Hoossein Buksh, who will give him all he needs. He was wet through with the rain, and stained with travel, and he asked for water and fresh clothes before presenting himself to your Highness.'
'Right! Quite right! You have done well, Ganesh. But where is Subdul?'
'He is close at hand, Excellency; but let him wait. Ganesh, too, has a message for your Highness.'