"It was scarcely proper advice, perhaps; but who can be hot and cold,
wise and angry, in a moment? Whatever the merits of your father's
counsel, I think Gordon made up his mind to follow it. Only as the
conduct of a despairing man who knew that all was over can I explain his
last appearance at El Azhar."
Again he paused for a moment, and then, after clearing his throat, he
said--
"I do not think we shall see him again. I do not think I wish to see
him. A military court would probably hold him responsible for the blood
that has been shed during the past twenty-four hours, thinking the
encouragement he gave the populace had led them to rebel. Therefore its
judgment upon his offences as a soldier could hardly be less than ...
than the most severe."