I made friends.

Soon I had all the other junior officials in a state of mind to help me if they could.
Then I began to inquire for Hassan.

They drew the dragnet tight, and discovered him at Nairobi! A young assistant district superintendent of police, who will rise in the service, I hope, before long, discovered a woman--who was jealous of a man--who was just then making love to the dusky damsel particularly favored by Hassan; and in that roundabout way we discovered that Hassan intended to take a trip very soon toward Mount Elgon, where, if you please, he was to take part in Professor Schillingschen's ethnological studies.

On condition that he held his tongue until I gave him leave to talk, I promised that young policeman--to put him en rapport with Schillingschen's doings as swiftly as may be.

Then I returned to Mombasa, and got your code letter saying you would head this way.