"'What more do you want?' said the Major.
"'Do not be impatient, Sahib,' said the Affghan. 'The identification of a child, who may be an heir to property, is not so light a matter as the purchase of a kitten. Did you know the child's mother?'
"'Yes,' said the Major. 'She was also a relation of mine.'
"'What kind of person was she? Was she handsome?'
"'Very.'
"'The colour of her eyes?'
"'Dark—almost black.'
"'And her hair?'
"'Brown; the colour of this lady's' (pointing to the wife of my friend).
"'If you saw her likeness, in miniature, do you think you could recognise it?'