At the first divan held by the new pasha, two Englishmen were announced, who were said to be the bearers of important evidence about the murder.
They were admitted accordingly, and proved to be no others than Murray and Chivey.
"Christians, you are welcome," said Ibrahim, through his new vizier. "Allah in his wisdom hath sent you hither, wherefore discover your knowledge."
Murray bowed, and seated himself upon a chair pointed out to him by the pasha.
Chivey, as a servant, wasn't honoured with a seat, whereat he murmured, half to himself—
"Well, they might let a cove sit down, and if they offered us a drop of something cool this hot weather, it wouldn't come unwelcome."
Reclining on his divan in the old Turkish style, and smoking his hookah, Ibrahim listened to Murray's communication.
"It may already be known to your excellency that there is in your dominions a young scapegrace of an Englishman, named Jack Harkaway. He has surrounded himself with many doers of evil, worse even than himself, amongst whom is an old scoundrel, formerly a schoolmaster, who, though he has lost both his legs, still continues to go about, and get into mischief."
"The audacious giaour who dared to impersonate Moley Pasha?" asked Ibrahim.
"The same," continued Murray. "Well, I have received proofs that it was this Harkaway and his friend who murdered the real Moley Pasha."