"Perhaps it was a phantom," suggested Harry slily.
"I should be half inclined to think so," said Jack, "if I hadn't received this solid proof that he was flesh and blood."
Saying which, he turned round and displayed the back of his coat, ripped open by the assassin's dagger.
"Well," exclaimed Mole aghast, "that is cool."
"I'm glad you think so," returned Jack, "for I can tell you it was much too warm for me."
"Well, we shall soon leave this wretched place, I hope," said Mole, "for I don't feel safe of my life. I am expecting every day to be had up again before the pasha."
"We must always be on the watch now," said Harry Girdwood; "constant vigilance will he necessary to avert danger."
Let us follow the movements of the would-be assassin.
The secret of his sudden disappearance was really no great mystery after all.