“Oh,” said the Colonel. “Well, I don’t wish to be too exclusive; but somehow I never care for strangers who are so very eager to make friends.”
“But oughtn’t we to have gone to help find the elephant, father?” said Glyn.
“No, my boy, I think not. You are my guests to-night, and we don’t often meet. If they find him, and there is any real necessity, perhaps we will go; but we shall see.”
They did not see; for a quiet chat was enjoyed for another half-hour, and then the Colonel walked with them to the Doctor’s gates and said goodnight.
Chapter Fifteen.
The Rajah’s Morning Call.
“Singh!”
There was no answer. “Singh! Oh, what a sleepy old mongoose it is! Singhy! What’s that row out in the playground?”