Chapters 9 and 10 Summary

When Edgar gets off the ship at Mandalay he is greeted by Captain Nash-Burnham and taken to a small cottage which is to be his temporary residence while in the city. A servant called Khin Myo shows him the house, then accompanies him as he walks around the city. Edgar attempts to speak Burmese to her and she is impressed. He asks her to take him to her favorite place, so she leads him to the floating market on the river. She knows that he is here to tune the piano and she tells him that she has confidence in Carroll.

When they are back at the cottage, Nash-Burnham arrives to take Edgar to a special dinner at the residence of the Commissioner of the Northern Division, to celebrate the annexation of Mandalay. Nash-Burnham warns him that the guests will be...