'I've been talking to Othman Pacha, sir,' began Ken.
'Othman Pacha--who the deuce is he?'
'The Turk we rescued, sir. He's a friend of mine. I mentioned his name to
you this morning. It was he who got me away into Greece when my father was
arrested.'
'Of course. I remember now. But this is a most extraordinary
coincidence--to find him on that tramp.'
'Not so much so as you might think, sir. You see he is known to be no
friend to Enver Bey and the Young Turks. He was in danger of arrest, so he
took the first opportunity of clearing out. He was going over to Adramyti
on the Asiatic side, so as to get out of it all.'
'I see. Well, did he tell you anything useful?'
'He did, sir. You have heard that Enver Bey has informed our Chief Command
that he intends to send French and British subjects to Gallipoli, so that
they will be the first sufferers when we bombard the place.'
'Yes, I've heard that,' Strang answered, staring keenly at Ken.
'Well, sir, the Pacha says that the first lot is to leave Constantinople
to-morrow.
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