RESUMES DUTY IN THE COOK-HOUSE:. 
shoes ; in this manner he lay quite motionlbs?,, occasion- 
ally emitting a low groan or howl. Master could not 
shake hiiiT off ; if he attempted it the grasp would be 
become firmer and tighter, and the groaning much 
louder and more continuous. At last some of his; 
coin rades seize hold of him' forcibly, unclinch his grasp, 
raise him rudely up, and give him- a good shake. Sup'r 
ported' by two big fellows each grasping' a^ shoulder,, 
he is now gently led back te the Imes and’ seated 
upon his ^‘hind legs ” in the verandah ; he then rests^ 
his chin on his knees^ clasps- his arms rouTid his; shins, 
and commences to^ weep bitterly, whero he is sur- 
runded by quite a- host of his friends and fellows, alf 
endeavouring to console him. They are however re- 
minded to be to off their work ” and mas- 
ter and Feriya Kamppen are.' once more alone' 
together, and fice to face. Tlie former now goes om 
the other tack, and tells him he can sit there till 
he is tii’ed, buc to'-morrow morning he' shall go up 
to the top clearing- and hole, which he will' find’ 
rather harder work than boiling rice. He leav-es himi 
sitting there, and returns to the bungalow: he must 
get into the cook-house, and' see what like it is, but 
the door wdll not respond to his kick, because it is 
fastened, has been fastened by Pferiya Karupppn, in a 
wai peculiar to himself and other Karuppens, the^ 
spe^'ial peculiarity being that only those who fasten, 
the fastening can undo it. And the way' was, this.. 
A nail was knocked into the door near the edge about 
half way up, just where the handle would have beem 
put if a handle was to be put on ; opposite this nail 
another was hammered into the rough piece of wood 
that served as door, four inches in length, and was 
driven half way in. quite firm. A piece of string or- 
coir yarn was now wound tightly round those two 
nails, then crossways and cross-cross ways, in the most 
remarkable manner, indeed it would he quite impossi- 
ble for one not in the secret to undo it. In vain we 
finger away at the rope : it will not untie, so it must be 
cut ; w'e turn' round, to go into the bungalow for a 
table knife to do the deed : and see standing close by — • 
Feriya Kamppen T Not a word is spoken, but he steps; 
to the door, gives a few turns and twists to the string — 
and the door is open. Feriya Kamppen disappears; 
inside, and we disappear into the bungalow. 0n com- 
ing out into the verandah, a quarter of an hour 
afterwards, the cook house door is not only stand- 
ing wide open, but volumes of smoke rising out of 
the roof. Feriya Karuppen has evidently commenced 
his old work, so we quietly go out to ours, and say 
nothing. At breakfast we come in as usual, and the: 
tuiry and rice is Ircught. Kothing is said on either side^ 
