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him the locks and flints of every weapon 

 again and again. The old man's finely- 

 cut face was of an extraordinary corpse- 

 like pallor, but when he was animated 

 his eyes blazed with a brilliancy strange 

 to see, and I think he was quite dis- 

 appointed that he was not called upon 

 to stand a siege in his cutcheri. His 

 known courage and energy, and his 

 intimate knowledge of the people and 

 country were of great service to me. 

 He did not long survive that season, 

 and I grieve that I cannot recall his 

 name. Meanwhile the Sawuntwari dis- 

 turbances continued, though they did 

 not extend into Soopah. Troops were 

 moved up toward the border. A regi- 

 ment under General Lovell was posted 

 at Sirci, about twenty miles from Yella- 



