. Vernon's aunt : being the oriental experiences of Miss Lavinia Moffat . adam. That he should leaveNuddiwalla it is impossible. I myself, I goalso to Nuddiwalla. If it is permitted bymadam, I walk besides the elephan and soit will be alright! I grasped at the idea which immediatelyexpanded in my mind. Can the elephantnot carry two ? I demanded.! Six—eight! Then, Mr. Bux, you must ride. If youwill accompany me I will make the not, here I sit until the next train startsback to Bombay, and by that train I go. If madam will permit, it will be toohonourable for me! At that moment I obser
. Vernon's aunt : being the oriental experiences of Miss Lavinia Moffat . adam. That he should leaveNuddiwalla it is impossible. I myself, I goalso to Nuddiwalla. If it is permitted bymadam, I walk besides the elephan and soit will be alright! I grasped at the idea which immediatelyexpanded in my mind. Can the elephantnot carry two ? I demanded.! Six—eight! Then, Mr. Bux, you must ride. If youwill accompany me I will make the not, here I sit until the next train startsback to Bombay, and by that train I go. If madam will permit, it will be toohonourable for me! At that moment I observ^ed that mynephews servant, without my permission, hadalready sent off three of the coolies withportions of my luggage. The man whocarried my leather box, with all my best thingsin it, was already, it seemed to me, disappear-ing in the distance. I at once sent Mr. Buxto bring him back. VERNONS AUNT 87 These people may be trustworthy, I re-marked, in apology, as he returned, * and theymay not, Mr. Bux. In any case, it is verywrong to put temptation in their way. m MY BEST BONNET. 1 unlocked the box and took out of it mybest bonnet, my new black silk, my broochwith my Aunt Julias hair in it, and a fewother odds and ends. I suppose there will be no objection tomy bringing these with me on the elephant, 88 VERNONS AUNT I said, as I relocked the box ; and now, , I think we have wasted quite enoughtime for one day. If that animal is to takeme to Nuddiwalla I suppose I must get onhis back. Is there a ladder about thepremises ? As I walked over to the elephant, withgreater unwillingness than I had everexperienced in my life before, the man whosat behind his ears suddenly shouted Bite! I started back in the most horrible alarm, butthe animal merely collapsed, slowly andponderously, into himself, going down on oneknee after another, though I cannot under-take to say which pair he began with. Mr. Bux, I exclaimed, he told it tobite ! Oyess, madam—that is native word ! Itwil
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