33/36 We hear also that the native cavalry at Lucknow have mutinied. I believe that our regiment will be faithful, but none can be trusted now. I should recommend your preparing some fortified house to which all Europeans in station can retreat in case of trouble. Now that they have taken to massacre as well as mutiny, God knows how it will all end." "Good Heavens! who could have dreamt of this ?" the Major groaned. All Europeans at Delhi supposed to have been massacred, and there must be hundreds of them. |