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The two Christian names befit the man, for
they are the names of kings who ruled with an
iron scepter.
David Alexander Glencairn (I shall have to
get used to calling him that) was, I suspect, a
man who was greatly feared; the mere
announcement of his coming was sufficient to
cast peace over the city. That, however, did not
keep him from putting into effect a number of
forceful measures. Several years passed; the city
and the district were at peace; Sikhs and
Muslims had put aside their ancient discords.
And then suddenly Glencairn disappeared.
Naturally, there were any number of rumors of
his having been kidnapped or killed.
These things I learned from my superior,
because there was strict censorship and the
newspapers didn't discuss Glencairn's
disappearance— did not so much as mention it,
so far as I can recall. There is a saying, you
know—that India is larger than the world;
Glencairn, who may have been all-powerful in
the city to which he was fated by a signature at
the end of some document, was a mere cipher