The White Rajah (1961) by Monsarrat Nicholas

Author:Monsarrat, Nicholas [Monsarrat, Nicholas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Action/Adventure
Published: 2000-08-31T23:00:00+00:00

Richard, utterly spent, was near to fainting; only the helping hand of Amin Sang at his back saved him from toppling into the water. But then strong arms lifted him clear, and Nick Garrett’s body, released, fell over the edge of the last step with a ragged-sounding splash, and sank, and rose again, and drifted sluggishly away.

Richard would have no litter to carry him back. He crouched and rested within the circle of torches, and took a long draught of wine, and then raised himself and began to climb the Steps of Heaven again, slowly, with Amin Sang at his side. Above them, the Sun Palace, though still ablaze with light, was quiet now, and cleansed of strife. In his soul, he had but three things left to do that day; to make his duty to the Rajah, to hold Sunara in his arms, and then to sleep and sleep … He stumbled, in utter weariness, and Amin Sang caught him by the elbow and supported him for a step or two.

‘Thank you,’ said Richard, in a throaty voice. His wound, stiffening, made his head swim with pain; his thoughts seemed to be wavering to and fro, like his body on the long climb. ‘I am not the strongest man in the world, at this moment … I hope his Highness came to no harm … Your grandfather saved his life, at the cost of his own … It was bravely done … And you yourself have earned nothing but honours tonight.’

‘I could have hated you, Tunku,’ said Amin Sang, astonishingly, out of the night. In a flash of understanding, Richard realized that the young man was speaking, for the first and the last time, of Sunara, and of his love for her which he had not declared, and would now never do. ‘But I cannot hate you now … You have avenged my honoured grandfather … From this night forward, I am your man, for ever.’

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