of
the Nana had perished, had been the one bright spot in the gloom; and
there would have been a general feeling of disappointment had not the
romance had the usual termination.

Isobel's presents were numerous and of a most useful character, for they
took the form of articles of clothing, and her trousseau was a varied
and extensive one.

The Doctor said to her the evening before the event, "You ought to have
a certificate from the authorities, Isobel, saying how you came into
possession of your wardrobe, otherwise when you get back to England you
will very soon come to be looked upon as a most suspicious character."

"How do you mean, Doctor?"

"Well, my dear, if the washerwoman to whom you send your assortment
at the end of the voyage is an honest woman, she will probably give
information to the police that you must be a receiver of stolen
property, as your garments are all marked with different names."

"It will look suspicious, Doctor, but I must run the risk of that till
I can remark them again. I can do a good deal that way before I sail. It
is likely we shall be another fortnight at least before we can start
for Calcutta. I don't mean to take the old names out, but shall mark my
initials over them and the word 'from.' Then they will always serve as
mementoes of the kindness of everyone here."

Early on the morning of the wedding a native presented himself at the
gate of the fort, and on being allowed to enter with a letter for Miss
Hannay of which he was the bearer, handed her a parcel, which proved
to contain a very handsome and valuable set of jewelry, with a slip of
paper on which were the words, "From Rabda."

The Doctor was in high spirits at the breakfast to which everybody sat
down directly after the wedding. In the first place, his greatest wish
was gratified; and, in the second, he was about to start to take part in
the work of retribution.

"One would think you were just starting on a pleasure party, Doctor,"
Isobel said.

"It is worth all the pleasure parties in the world, my dear. I have
always been a hunter, and this time it is human 'tigers' I am going in
pursuit of--besides which," he said, in a quieter tone, "I hope I am
going to cure as well as kill. I shall only be a soldier when I am not
wanted as a doctor. A man who really loves his profession, as I do, is
always glad to exercise it, and I fear I shall have ample opportunities
that way; besides, dear there is nothing like being ch