Chapter 1

THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA 367

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"HE WAS DRESSED IN THE MOST MAGNIFICENT ROBES OF INDIA" _Frontispiece_

"A READY SEAMAN SEIZED HIM BY THE ARM" 45

"MISS BLANCHE WAS WALKING THE DECK WITH LOUIS AND SIR MODARA" 90

"THE YOUNG MILLIONAIRE WALKED BY THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE" 155

"SNAKES! SCREAMED MRS. BELGRAVE" 184

"HE SAW A HUGE COBRA DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM" 242

"THE STRIPED BEAST WENT UP INTO THE AIR" 263

"CAPTAIN RINGGOLD BROUGHT DOWN ANOTHER" 349

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ACROSS INDIA