He turned the baboon over to the care of one of his subordinates and hurried away to Bruce's camp, only to find that he had gone to the colonel's.

Away went Ahmed again, tireless.

He found Bruce pacing the bungalow frontage.
"Ahmed." "Yes, Sahib.

Listen." He told his tale quickly.
"The guards at all the gates have orders to shoot me if they catch me within the walls of the city.

I must disguise myself in some way." "I'll find you an Arab burnoose, hooded, Sahib, and that will hide you.
It will be dark by the time we reach the city, and we'll enter by one of the other gates.