“A terrible thing happened! My friend Private Melvaney, who at one time, not very long ago, went home on the Serapis, returned to India as a civilian! It's all because of Dina Shad. She couldn't stand the cramped quarters, and she missed her servant, Abdullah, more than words could express. The main thing is that the Melvans have stayed here too long and have become unaccustomed to England...”