with him Pratap and others. I have, however, received no definite information, whether he has taken them along with him or has sent them to Azimabad.
Nawab. Why did you not let me know all these things so long?
Gurgan Khan. Igot the informations only a little before.
This was a lie. Gurgan Khan knew everything from the very beginning to the end. Without his consent, Amyatt could by no means leave Monghyr. Gurgan Khan had two-fold interest in letting Amyatt go. In the first place, he would be safe if Dalani was out of Monghyr, and secondly, Amyatt might do him some good in future if he would oblige him now.
The Nawab dismissed Gurgan Khan. While he was leaving the place, the Nawab cast upon him an askance glance. By that he meant—"So long as the war does not come to an end, I shall not touch a hair of your body—at the time of war you are my best weapon. But after that, I will discharge the debt I owe to Dalani Begam, with your blood."
The Nawab then summoned before him the Mir Munshi, and said, "Issue orders to Mahammud
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