"I had not anticipated such a pleasant surprise," said Colt. "I expected to find nothing but uninteresting men like myself. And who was the fellow I interrupted?"
"That was Raghunath Jafar, a Hindu."
"He is one of us?" asked Colt.
"Yes," replied the girl, "but not for long—not after Peter Zveri returns."
"You mean—?"
"I mean that Peter will kill him."
Colt shrugged. "It is what he deserves," he said. "Perhaps I should have done it."
"No," said the girl, "leave that for Peter."
"Were you left alone here in this camp without any protection?" demanded Colt.
"No. Peter left my boy and ten askaris, but in some way Jafar got them all out of camp."