They went back to work stopping only at midday to eat a meal that Lord Frome had brought to them by his servants on ponies.
Mehan Lall brought it into the library and laid a place for them at the end of the long table where they were working.
Although Chandra had first thought it was a waste of precious time, she enjoyed the dishes that had been skilfully cooked at the Residency and the wine that was delicious.
It had, Lord Frome told her, been made from grapes grown in the valley.
They ate quickly, waited on by Mehan Lall. Then, as the Indian servant cleared everything away, they were back again turning over the manuscripts.
They found that a great number were quite worthless, but Chandra discovered one more that Lord Frome was determined to buy.
Only when he said it was time to go
