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After Daniel Dravot’s death, the Kafirs crucify Peachey Carnehan. However, when he survives the night, they decide it’s a miracle and let him go. They send with him the severed head of Dravot, still wearing the crown. Carnehan carries the head and the crown all the way back to British India, refusing to sell the crown even when he is near starving.
By keeping the crown, Carnehan is clinging loyally to the idea of Dravot’s right to rule despite the disaster in Kafiristan. However, based on Carnehan’s rambling story and his devotion to Dravot’s decaying head, it is clear that…