Storia do Mogor 148.5

148.5

When I knew of this, I came boldly into Lahor, and had an interview with the trooper who attended the kotwal's court, also with the man posted at the deputy-governor's, telling them my story. Both men pledged me their word that they would help me, but I told them not to take action until they saw me being taken away by force to Muhammad Amin Khan. Secure of their aid if anything happened to me, I returned to my house. The kotwal and the other officials were in fear of Muhammad Amin Khan, so the kotwal sent for me and locked me up in prison, and three times, on three different days, he asked me in public audience whether I would go willingly to Muhammad Amin Khan or not. On my saying resolutely that I would not go, he said that as Muhammad Amin Khan had accounts to go into with me, I must be forced to go. My reply was that I had no sort of account with him, nor knew I aught about his jewels, for I was no official of his household, but only a Frank surgeon, to whom jewels would not be made over. Seeing me thus firm, he too spoke resolutely, at the instigation of Muhammad Amin Khan's wakil, declaring that I must absolutely go.