He went off immediately to Wasil Khan, and
prevailed upon him to give him leave to go home for that night to see
his family, promising to be back the next morning early.
He set out forthwith, but had not been long at home when he learned
that Hasan Ali, and another confidential servant of the Nawab, were
come in search of him with some troopers. He concealed himself in the
roof of his house, and heard them ask his wife and children where he
was, saying they wanted his aid in getting out some hyaenas they had
traced into their dens in the neighbourhood. They were told that he
had gone back to Firozpur, and returned; but were sent back by the
Nawab to make a more careful search for him. Before they came,
however, he had gone off to his friends Kamruddin and Johari, two
brothers who resided in the Rao Raja's territory. To this place he
was followed by some Mewatis, whom the Nawab had induced, under the
promise of a large reward, to undertake to kill him. One night he
went to two acquaintances, Makram and Shahamat, in a neighbouring
village, and begged them to send to some English gentleman in Delhi,
and solicit for him a pardon, on condition of his disclosing all the
circumstances of Mr.
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