Chapter 19

“My brain was not at its best. But nevertheless I had to imagine what would happen when the Dacoit failed to report. Also, I had to take it for granted that my theory respecting his orders was correct; namely that his job was to carry Barton back to the hut, relock the door, and rejoin Fah Lo Suee wherever she might be. “Suppose one of the enemy returned in my absence and found Barton where he lay? It was a dreadful possibility. “First I thought of dragging him into the antechamber with the dead Dacoit. Then I real…