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done。 'An Emperor am I��' says Daniel�察�'and next year I shall be a Knight of 

the Queen。' 



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     ; 'All right�察�Dan��' says I�察�'but come along now while there's time。' 

     ; 'It's your fault��' says he�察�'for not looking after your Army better。 There 

was    mutiny     in  the  midst�察   �and   you   didn't   knowyou      damned      engine´ 

driving�察   �plate´laying�察    �missionary's´pass´hunting        hound��'    He    sat  upon   a 

rock   and   called   me   every   foul   name   he   could   lay   tongue   to。   I   was   too 

heart´sick to care�察�though it was all his foolishness that brought the smash。 

     ; 'I'm  sorry�察 �Dan��'  says   I�察 �'but there's   no   accounting   for  natives。 This 

business   is   our   Fifty´seven。   Maybe   we'll   make   something   out   of   it   yet�察�

when we've got to Bashkai。' 

     ;   'Let's   get   to   Bashkai�察  �then��'   says   Dan�察  �'and�察  �by   God�察  �when   I   come 

back here again I'll sweep the valley so there isn't a bug in a blanket left��' 

     ;We walked all that day�察�and all that night Dan was stumping up and 

down on the snow�察�chewing his beard and muttering to himself。 

     ; 'There's no hope o' getting clear��' said Billy Fish。 'The priests have 

sent runners to the villages to say that you are only men。 Why didn't you 

stick on as Gods till things was more settled�拭�I'm a dead man��' says Billy 

Fish�察�and he throws himself down on the snow and begins to pray to his 

Gods。 

     ;Next   morning   we   was   in   a   cruel   bad   countryall   up   and   down�察  �no 

level   ground   at   all�察  �and   no   food�察  �either。  The   six   Bashkai   men   looked   at 

Billy Fish hungry´way as if they wanted to ask something�察�but they never 

said a word。 At   noon we came to   the top of a   flat mountain all   covered 

with snow�察�and when we climbed up into it�察�behold�察�there was an Army in 

position waiting in the middle� �

     ; 'The runners have been very quick��' says Billy Fish�察�with a little bit 

of a laugh。 'They are waiting for us。' 

     ;Three or four men began to fire from the enemy's side�察�and a chance 

shot took Daniel in the calf of the leg。 That brought him to his senses。 He 

looks across the snow at the Army�察�and sees the rifles that we had brought 

into the country。 

     ; 'We're done for��' says he。 'They are Englishmen�察�these people��and 

it's my blasted nonsense that has brought you to this。 Get back�察�Billy Fish�察�

and take your men away�察�you've done what you could�察�and now cut for it。 

Carnehan��' says he�察�'shake hands with me and go along with Billy�察�Maybe 



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they won't kill you。 I'll go and meet 'em alone。 It's me that did it� �Me�察�the 

King��' 

     ;   'Go��'   says   I。   'Go   to   Hell�察  �Dan�   �I'm   with   you   here。   Billy   Fish�察  �you 

clear out�察�and we two will meet those folk。' 

     ; 'I'm a Chief��' says Billy Fish�察�quite quiet。 'I stay with you。 My men 

can go。' 

     ;The Bashkai fellows didn't wait for a second word�察�but ran off�察�and 

Dan     and   Me    and   Billy   Fish  walked     across   to   where   the  drums     were 

drumming and the horns   were horning。 It was   coldawful cold。 I've got 

that cold in the back of my head now。 There's a lump of it there。; 

     The    punka´coolies       had   gone    to  sleep。   Two    kerosene     lamps    were 

blazing     in  the  office�察  �and   the  perspiration    poured     down    my   face   and 

splashed on the blotter as I leaned forward。 Carnehan was shivering�察�and I 

feared that his mind might go。 I wiped my face�察�took a fresh grip of the 

piteously mangled hands�察�and said�察 �What happened after that�拭─�

     The momentary shift of my eyes had broken the clear current。 

     ;What was you pleased to say�拭─�whined Carnehan。 ;They took them 

without any sound。 Not a little whisper all along the snow�察�not though the 

King   knocked   down   the   first   man   that   set   hand   on   himnot   though   old 

Peachey fired his last cartridge into the brown of 'em。 Not a single solitary 

sound did those swines make。 They just closed up tight�察�and I tell you their 

furs stunk。 There was a man called Billy Fish�察�a good friend of us all�察�and 

they cut his throat�察�Sir�察�then and there�察�like a pig�察�and the King kicks up the 

bloody snow and says�察�'We've had a dashed fine run for our money。 What's 

coming      next��'    But   Peachey�察    �Peachey      Taliaferro�察   �I  tell  you�察  �Sir�察 �in 

confidence   as   betwixt   two   friends�察  �he   lost   his   head�察  �Sir。   No�察  �he   didn't�察�

neither。 The King lost his head�察�so he did�察�all along o' one of those cunning 

rope  bridges。  Kindly  let   me   have   the  paper´cutter�察  �Sir。  It   tilted   this   way。 

They marched him a mile across that snow to a rope bridge over a ravine 

with   a   river   at   the   bottom。 You   may  have   seen such。 They  prodded   him 

behind like an ox。 'Damn your eyes��' says the King。 'D' you suppose I can't 

die like a gentleman��' He turns to Peachey Peachey that was crying like 

a child。  'I've brought   you to this�察 �Peachey��'   says he。  'Brought   you   out of 

your happy life to be killed in Kafiristan�察�where you was late Commander´ 



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in´Chief of the Emperor's forces。 Say you forgive me�察�Peachey。' 'I do��' says 

Peachey。 'Fully and freely do I forgive you�察�Dan。' 'Shake hands�察�Peachey��' 

says he。 'I'm going now。' Out he goes�察�looking neither right nor left�察�and 

when he was plumb in the middle of those dizzy dancing ropes�察�'Cut you 

beggars��'   he   shouts�察  �and   they   cut�察  �and   old   Dan   fell�察  �turning   round   and 

round and round�察�twenty thousand miles�察�for he took half an hour to fall 

till he struck the water�察�and I could see his body caught on a rock with the 

gold crown close beside。 

     ;But do you know what they did to Peachey between two pine´trees�拭�

They crucified him�察�Sir�察�as Peachey's hand will show。 They used wooden 

pegs for his hands and feet�察�but he didn't die。 He hung there and screamed�察�

and they took him down next day�察�and said it was a miracle that he wasn't 

dead。 They took him downpoor old Peachey that hadn't done them any 

harmthat hadn't done them any; 

     He rocked to and fro and wept bitterly�察�wiping his eyes with the back 

of his scarred hands and moaning like a child for some ten minutes。 

     ;They  was   cruel   enough   to   feed   him  up   in   the  temple�察  �because   they 

said   he   was   more   of   a   God   than   old   Daniel   that   was   a   man。  Then   they 

turned him out on the snow�察�and told him to go home�察�and Peachey came 

home   in   about   a   year�察  �begging   along   the   roads   quite   safe�察  �for   Daniel 

Dravot he walked before and said�察�'Come along�察�Peachey。 It's a big thing 

we're doing。' The mountains they danced at night�察�and the mountains they 

tried to fall on Peachey's head�察�but Dan he held up his hand�察�and Peachey 

came along bent double。 He never let go of Dan's hand�察�and he never let 

go of Dan's head。 They gave it to him as a present in the temple�察�to remind 

him not to come again�察�and though the crown was pure gold and Peachey 

was starving�察�never would Peachey sell the same。 You know Dravot�察�Sir� �

You knew Right Worshipful Brother Dravot� �Look at him now� ─�

     He   fumbled   in   the   mass   of   rags   round   his   bent   waist�察  �brought   out   a 

black horsehair bag embroidered with silver thread�察�and shook therefrom 

on to my tablethe dried�察�withered head of Daniel Dravot� �The morning 

sun�察�that had long been paling the lamps�察�struck the red beard and blind 

sunken      eyes�察  �struck�察  �too�察 �a  heavy    circlet  of   gold   studded    with   raw 

turquoises�察�that Carnehan placed tenderly on the battered temples。 



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     ;You be'old now�察─�said Carnehan�察 �the Emperor in his 'abit as he lived 

the   King   of   Kafiristan   with   his   crown   upon   his   head。   Poor   old   Daniel 

that was a monarch once� ─�

     I   shuddered�察  �for�察  �in   spite   of   defacements   manifold�察  �I   recognised   the 

head of the man of Marwar Junction。 Carnehan rose to go。 I attempted to 

stop him。 He was not fit to walk abroad。 ;Let me take away the whisky�察�

and give me a little money�察─�he gasped。 ;I was a King once。 I'll go to the 

Deputy Commissioner and ask to set in the Poorhouse till I get my health。 

No�察�thank you�察�I can't wait till you get a carriage for me。 I've urgent private 

affairsin the southat Marwar。; 

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