It was past midnight, when Luchman leaped to his feet as though stung by a serpent.
"What's the matter?" asked Avery, who was startled by the slightest cause.
"Nothing, sahib; why do you ask?"
"Is that the way you always wake up?"
"Not always: have you seen anything new?"
"I am not sure. I saw a couple of Ghoojurs bear away that body, and I thought I detected others moving around the outside, but maybe I was mistaken."
"You were, sahib, for if any of them had come nigh, you could not have been mistaken."
"Are you through with your nap?"
"Yes, sahib; I will take no more till this is ended."
Avery looked sharply at him.