Gaekwar

“After that,” said Padna, “he set sail for Persia, and called upon His Majesty the Gaekwar.”

“So the Gaekwar came down-stairs in his nightshirt, and when he opened the door to let Matty in, he ses, as he frothed from the mouth with the sheer dint of passion: ‘Who, in the name of all the conger eels that are sold as salmon, are you, to bring a decent man from his bed at this hour of the night?’

“So Matty drew his chair to the fire, and when the Gaekwar returned, dressed in his new suit and clean collar, Matty ses: ‘How is herself and the children?’

And now might I ask how is your wife and family, and what made you take it into your head to commit suicide?’ ses the Gaekwar.

The present style of the ruler is Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda.