To Herat and Cabul - UNABRIDGED Author:G. A. Henty Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: the following morning. Having put it on, Angus went out, accompanied by Azim. He decided to wait for a day or two before seeing the wuzeer, so as to ascertain th... more »e state of things in the town and the preparations for defence. He was going through one of the narrow streets when a loaded camel came along behind him, its paniers nearly touching the houses on each side. Its rider did not give the usual shout of warning, and Angus had but just time to jump into a doorway when it brushed past him, the Afghan driver grinning maliciously at so nearly upsetting one whom he regarded as a Sheeah trader. A man walking just in front of him, who was not quick enough to get out of the camel's way, was knocked down. As he got up, Angus, to his astonishment, heard him mutter angrily, "Confound you! I wish I had you outside this town, 1 would give you a lesson you would not forget!" Astonished to find another Englishman here in Afghan costume, Angus stepped up to him and said, " I did not expect to find an Englishman here, sir." The other turned sharply round. " I am as surprised as you can be, sir. But we had better not be speaking English here. I am lodging within fifty yards of this; if you will follow me I will take you there, and we can then introduce ourselves properly." In three minutes they were in the room occupied by the stranger. "As host I will introduce myself first," he said with a smile. " My name is Eldred Pottinger; I have been travelling through Afghanistan on an unofficial mission to explore and report on the country to my uncle, Colonel Pottinger, Resident in Scinde. Happening to arrive here at the present crisis, and thinking that I might be useful if the city is besieged, I have declared myself to the wuzeer, and although I still retain my disguise there are many who know...« less