Dignity and Humour--Some Tests of Both--Affection of the Natives for Lord William--How They Tried to Please him--What Happened on a Slippery Floor--Some Tableaux--A Supper and a Race--What the Jockey Club Would Have Said--Lord Ripon’s Message to the Amir of Afghanistan--The Amir’s Reply--The Work of the Military Secretary--Swelled Heads and Outgrown Shoes--How Lord William Dealt with Them--Pay of Military Secretary--Compensation for Diminishing Rupee--No Fish to Fry 112 CHAPTER VII SOME RACING EXPERIENCES First Racing Partnership--Some Successful Horses--The “White Mutiny”--Military Secretaries Come and Go--Fleur-de-Lys’ Affection--Racing--Paperchasing--An Exciting Drive--Ponto’s Admiration for the Fair Sex--Inverarm--How a Sick Soldier Fared--Love of Children--A Children’s Party and How it Ended--The Home for Lost Dogs--Simla Gymkhanas--A Sore Head--A Change of Mounts--Sipi Fair and Marriage Market--What Some of Lord William’s Friends Said--Why he was like King Solomon 132 CHAPTER VIII LORD RIPON LEAVES INDIA Arrangements for Entertaining Visitors--Lord de Grey’s Shooting--A Good-looking Staff--A Fancy Ball--The Baby cries--Lord William Feeds the Infant--Singing Quadrilles--Pig-sticking--The Tent Club and Its Members--A Case of Mistaken Identity--The Reputation Match--Lord William Resolves to Give Up Racing--Lord Ripon’s Farewell 153 CHAPTER IX LORD DUFFERIN’S VICEROYALTY Lord Dufferin succeeds Lord Ripon as Viceroy--Durbar at Rawal Pindi to Meet the Amir of Afghanistan--A Few Annoyances--How it All Ended--Some Presents--Outline of a Viceroy’s Tour--A Nasty Fall--Sale of Confederacy Horses--“Father Time”--Parlour Fireworks--A Ride to the Pyramids--Unostentatious Charity--Some Impositions 177 CHAPTER X DEAR LONDON AGAIN The Man Who Thought He Was King--A Dance After Dinner--How It Ended--Corney Grain in Disgrace on the Door-mat--Racing--Trouble in Burmah--Lord Dufferin and Lord William Go There--Collecting the Offertory in Church--Some Schemes of Interest 196 CHAPTER XI SOME SPORTING MEMORIES Lord William’s Driving--One or Two Experiences--A Sermon in the Smoking-room--Useful Shirt Cuffs--Convenient Handwriting--New Year’s Parade--A Waiting Race--A Spoilt Meeting--Purchase of Myall King--Dufferins Leave India--Rules Issued by Lord William for Their Departure 214 CHAPTER XII A WINNING YEAR