Recent events had convinced him, as well as Rahtz, that Shannon had, by some means or other, discovered that the Principal of Mozang College was in Lahore for other reasons besides the education of the young Indian. But Novar fancied himself secure, had not imagined for one moment that he also was suspected. The arrival of Shannon, Cousins and Miles with their injured prisoners – the men he had sent either to kill or seriously disable Shannon – had, therefore, come as a terrible shock to him. His mind was in a state of chaos, he was almost bereft of the power of thought; he was only aware of a blind fury, intermingled with a dreadful fear, as he waited for Hudson to come to the telephone in reply to his urgent call. At last he heard the voice of the other. ‘Is that Novar?’ it asked. ‘Yes! Get into your car quickly, and drive to Rahtz’s bungalow! I’ll meet you there.’ ‘What has happened?’ ‘You’ll know all presently!
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