The time it takes to read this gives a totally false impression of the
speed. The whole thing took place, I should say, within two minutes
from the time when I punched that Syrian's nose until Mabel and Narayan
Singh stood beside me watching Hadad, two more Arabs and Feisul drive
away, with a second car crowded full of loyalists in close attendance.
By that time Jeremy was dressed in Feisul's clothes; and though he
didn't look a bit like Feisul from a yard away, in the mist at ten
yards, provided you were looking for Feisul, you'd have taken your Bible
oath he was the man; for he had the gesture and mannerism copied to
perfection.
However, standing there wasn't going to increase the real Feisul's
chance of escaping. The sooner we got caught, the quicker the French
would discover that our man had given them the slip. Our business was
to give the French a long chase in the wrong direction, and those bogged
autos weren't ideal for the purpose.
But they were the only means in sight just then, and we had to bear in
mind that message I had made Rene send, warning the French to look out
for an auto with a white flag and two civilians together with Feisul and
Lawrence.
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