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look after him ? Oh, yes, we know him 

 well." 



" Did you know anything about me, 

 Lassoo ? " 



" Not much, but we got a good character 

 of you, and heard that you had nursed a 

 servant of yours who had cholera ; and we 

 thought you were the right sort when we 

 heard of the way you scored off Akbar that 

 time when he wouldn't produce coolies." 



" So you heard that," said I laughing. 

 " Well, you do know something, I must say." 



" Tell us the story," said Chybra ; which 

 I did. 



It was simple enough. I had been in 

 the Pir Punjal the year before, and I had 

 had a very bad shikari, whom I got for 

 only three weeks. We had great luck, 

 however, till at last we came to a place 

 which Akbar said was a real good one. 

 For five days we searched the land, but 

 saw nothing ; so I ordered a move for next 

 day. Next morning there were no coolies, 

 and I had to wait. Akbar promised them 



