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my abode in this village, my faithful friend, 

 the Nepaulese girl who had helped me to 

 escape from prison, and who had so unself- 

 ishly followed me ever since in my wander- 

 ings resolved to return to her own village. 

 Her strength had been unequal to our 

 hard life and many privations, though I 

 think she would even now have remained 

 in my service had I required her assistance ; 

 but I found a girl rather out of place among 

 my followers, and urged her to return to her 

 home without delay. I was now able to 

 repay her in money all she had so generously 

 advanced for my necessities, adding, of 

 course, as handsome a present as my cir- 

 cumstances would allow; and, this debt 

 being discharged, I felt that I could do 

 no more than restore her to her home irj 

 safety. The Kotwal good naturedly assis- 

 ted me in providing an escort for her, which 



