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| steamer—American globe-trotters—The court martial—A |
| callous criminal—Appeal to the Viceroy—Sentence of |
| death—The execution |
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| CHAPTER XIII |
| IN AN INDIAN HILL STATION |
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| To Darjeeling—Railway journeys in India—Protection for |
| solitary ladies—Reappearing rivers—Siliguri—At the |
| foot of the Himalayas—A mountain railway—Through |
| the jungle—Looping the loop—View of the |
| Plains—Darjeeling—Civilisation seven thousand feet |
| high—Varied types—View from the Chaurasta—White |
| workers in India—Life in Hill Stations—Lieutenant-Governors—A |
| "dull time" in Darjeeling—The bazaar—Types |
| of hill races—Turquoises—Tiger-skins for |
| tourists—The Amusement Club—The Everlasting |
| Snows—Kinchinjunga—The bachelors' ball—A Government |
| House ball—The marriage-market value of Indian |
| civilians—Less demand for military men—Theatricals—Lebong |
| Races—Picturesque race-goers—Ladies in |
| India—Husband hunters—The empty life of an Englishwoman—The |
| dangers of Hill Stations—A wife four |
| months in the year—The hills taboo for the |
| subaltern—Back to Buxa |
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| CHAPTER XIV |
| A JUNGLE FORT |
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| I decide on Fort Bower—Felling trees—A big python—Clearing |
| the jungle—Laying out the post—Stockades and |
| Sungars—The bastions—Panjis and |
| abattis—The huts—Jungle materials—Ingenious |
| craftsmen—The furniture—Sentry-posts—Alarm signals—The |
| machicoulis gallery—Booby-traps—The water-lifter—The |
| hospital—Chloroforming a monkey—Jungle dogs—An |
| extraordinary shot—An unlucky deer—A meeting with |
| a panther—The alarm—Sohanpal Singh and the tiger—Turning |
| out to the rescue—The General's arrival—Closed |
| gates—The inspection—The "Bower" and the |
| "'Ump"—Flares and bombs—The General's praise—Night |
| firing—A Christmas camp |
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| CHAPTER XV |
| FAREWELL TO THE HILLS |
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| The Proclamation Parade—An unsteady charger—"Three |
| cheers for the King-Emperor!"—The Indian Army's |
| loyalty—King George and the sepoys—A land held by |
| the sword—An American Cavalry officer's visit—Hospitality |
| of American officers—Killing by kindness—The |
| brotherhood of soldiers—The bond between American |
| and British troops sealed by blood—U.S. officers' |
| opinion of us—A roaring tiger—Prince Jitendra Narayen—His |
| visit to Buxa—An intoxicated monkey—Projected |
| visits—A road report—A sketch fourteen feet |
| long—The start—Jalpaiguri—A planters' dinner-party—Crossing |
| the Tista River—A quicksand—A narrow |
| escape—Map-making in the army—In the China War |
| of 1860—Officers' sketches used for the Canton Railway |
| survey—The country south of the hills—A sepoy's |
| explanation of Kinchinjunga—A native officer's theory |
| of the cause of earthquakes—Types on the road—After |
| the day's work—A man-eater—A brave postman—Human |
| beings killed by wild animals and snakes in |
| India—Crocodiles—Shooting a monster—Crocodiles on |
| land—Crossing the Torsa—Value of small detachments—The |
| maligned military officer—A life of examinations—The |
| man-killing elephant again—Death of a Bhuttia |
| woman—Ordered home—A last good-bye to a comrade—Captain |
| Balderston's death—A last view of the hills |
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