“Now,” he said, “you regret that this man fell into my hands.”
“Yes—if he is innocent.”
“You told me yourself that you knew he was guilty.”
“So I thought.”
“Have you had any reason to change your mind?”
“I have had doubts whether my judgment was correct.”
Ajeeb laughed harshly.
“Those doubts were brought into being by what your late visitor said?”
“True.”
“He, too, may stand in the way of our success,” said Ajeeb.