"Yes, sir." Jack couldn"t restrain his curiosity. "How do you know who I am, sir?"
"You"ll damn well listen to me first, boy!" the Commander-sahib snapped.
"Yes, sir."
"I am in command of the Rajah"s army," the Commander-sahib said. "As such, I train it, equip it and discipline it."
Jack wondered if he should comment. "Yes, sir."
"My knowledge is thirty years out of date," the Commander-sahib said. "I need an officer with recent experience of British equipment and tactics. That could be you."
Jack stared at him. "I am an officer of the British Army, sir. I will not renounce my allegiance to Her Majesty."
The Commander-sahib continued as if Jack hadn"t spoken. "I can offer you a position for life, taking over command from me after I die, with unlimited power and as many women as you
