"
"Then thank God! I'd sooner trust him than I would a regiment. He'll
bring her in alive or slit the throats of half Asia--maybe 'he'll
do both! Come, that's off our minds! She's safer with him than she
would be here. Have you lots of ammunition?"
"I brought all I had with me at Hanadra."
"Good! What you'll need tonight is grape!"
"I've lots of it. It's nearly all grape."
"Hurrah! Then we'll treat those dirty mutineers to a dose or two
of pills they won't fancy! Come on, man--set the pace a little faster!"
"Why didn't my orders say anything about a mutiny or bringing in my
wife?"
"Dunno! I didn't write 'em. I can guess, though. There'd be something
like nine reasons. For one thing, they'd credit you with sense enough
to bring her in without being told. For another, the messenger who
took the note might have got captured on the way--they wouldn't want
to tell the sepoys more than they could help. Then there'd be something
like a hurry. They're attacked there too--can't even send us assistance.
Told us to waylay you and make use of you.
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