“Todsa’s mother was a charming woman, and Todsa was known throughout Simla. Many had to save his life on occasion. He had already left the tutelage of his ayah-nanny and every day he put his life in danger, wanting, for example, to know what the consequences would be if he pulled the tail of a horse from a mountain battery. He was a fearless, unacknowledged young man, who was in his seventh year, the only child who had ever violated the sacred tranquility of the supreme legislative council...” Translation: E. Kiselev