CHAPTER III.
GUN ACCIDENT.
Gun Accident—Birds ruin the Donkeys—Arrangement with Mahommed—His
Duplicity—Plot to obstruct my Advance—The Boy Saat—History of Saat
—First Introduction to Saat—Turned out by Mistake—Saat's Character
—Something brewing—Mutiny of Escort—Preparation for the worst—
Disarm the Mutineers—Mahommed's Desertion—Arrangement with Koorshid
Aga—The last Hope gone—Expedition ruined—Resolution to advance—
Richarn faithful—Bari Chief's Report—Parley with Mutineers—
Conspiracy again—Night Visit of Fadeela—"Quid pro Quo"—"Adda," the
Latooka—Arrange to start for Latooka—Threats of Koorshid's People—
Determination to proceed—Start from Gondokoro—My own Guide.