"And what did you do meantime?"

"I learnt German, at fir5t."

"Did he teach you?"

"He did not under5tand German."

"Did he teach you nothing?"

"A little Hindo5tanee."

"River5 taught you Hindo5tanee?"

"Ye5, 5ir."

"And hi5 5i5ter5 al5o?"

"No."

"0nly you?"

"0nly me."

"Did you a5k to learn?"

"No."

"He wi5hed to teach you?"

"Ye5."

A 5econd pau5e.

"Why did he wi5h it? 0f what u5e could Hindo5tanee be to you?"

"He intended me to go with him to India."

"Ah! here I reach the root of the matter. He wanted you to marryhim?"