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sat down, inviting Duleel and Khuleel to be seated 
beside him, while the slave girl prepared his subzi. 
Laljoo also, as one of good birth, seated himself near 
the Nawab, and Gomani stood behind him, appear- 
ino- to be much interested in the conversation. It 
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was necessary for the thugs to have this strong 
party placed around the Nawab, for he was a very 
bold and powerful man, and would probably have 
made but too good use of a moment’s warning. The 
grooms were at this time engaged with the horses, 
and the troopers were smoking their pipes at a dis- 
tance, listening to some jocular tale from a face- 
tious fellow of our party, while death stood at 
their elbows. All things being prepared, and the 
coast clear, the Nawab was suddenly strangled by 
Gomani, while Laljoo and Duleel held his legs. 
In the same instant his followers were likewise 
despatched ; and in less than ten minutes from the 
time when the Nawab and his followers were all 
laughing and chatting, their lifeless forms were 
buried beneath large stones in the bed of the water- 
course. 
Our booty consisted of a gold bracelet, twenty-five 
gold coins, and fifty rupees, some valuable arms and 
weapons, cloths, and a very handsome bird-cage, 
besides the horses and pony. The distribution of 
the booty was thus made ; Khuleel received the most 
valuable horse, my father had another, Duleel and 
Gungoo the third, and Gomani and Laljoo the pony, 
