by ROBERT STANDISH abridged by DONALD BANCROFT Read by Stephen Murray
' I shall build my house here, Appuhamy,' said Tom Carey. ' There is no better site in Ceylon.' ' If the Master wishes to build his house here, he will build it here,' replied Appuhamy. ' But it lies astride the elephant trail. It is not wise to make enemies of the Elephant people. It is a spot of ill-omen. No good will come of it.'
Producer JOHN CARDY
(First of 20 instalments: first broadcast as A Book at Bedtime in 1969)