▁eventually ▁paid ▁back ▁£ 5 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁£ 9 0 0 ▁he ▁ow ed . ▁After ▁sp ending ▁time ▁with ▁Ed ith ▁in ▁G illing , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁returned ▁to ▁India ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁purs ued ▁once ▁more ▁by ▁rum ours ▁of ▁imp ending ▁marriage . ▁Although ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁continued ▁to ▁state ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁marry , ▁and ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁wed ding ▁were ▁fairly ▁developed , ▁he ▁never ▁married . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁Ed ith ▁Bor ris ow ▁stayed ▁regularly ▁at ▁the ▁palace . ▁ ▁War ▁service ▁and ▁loss ▁of ▁eye ▁When ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁began ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁resources ▁of ▁his ▁state ▁were ▁available ▁to ▁Britain , ▁including ▁a ▁house ▁that ▁he ▁owned ▁at ▁St aines ▁which ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁hospital . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁he ▁left ▁to ▁serve ▁at ▁the ▁Western ▁Front , ▁leaving ▁Ber th on ▁as ▁administrator . ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁honor ary ▁major ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army , ▁but ▁as ▁any ▁serving ▁Indian ▁princes ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁near ▁the ▁fighting ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁risk ▁involved , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁active ▁service . ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁went ▁to ▁France ▁but ▁the ▁cold ▁weather ▁badly ▁affected ▁his ▁health ▁and ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁several ▁times . ▁On