Haddo
swore that he fired in self-defence, but his action caused a general
desertion, and the travellers found themselves in a very dangerous
predicament. Burkhardt thought that Haddo was clearly to blame and
refused to have anything more to do with him. They separated. Burkhardt
returned to England; and Haddo, pursued by the friends of the murdered
man, had great difficulty in escaping with his life. Nothing has been
heard of him since till I got your letter.
Altogether, an extraordinary man. I confess that I can make nothing of
him. I shall never be surprised to hear anything in connexion with him.
I recommend you to avoid him like the plague. He can be no one's friend.
As an acquaintance he is treacherous and insincere; as an enemy, I can
well imagine that he would be as merciless as he is unscrupulous.
An immensely long letter!
Goodbye, my son. I hope that your studies in French methods of surgery
will have added to your wisdom. Your industry edifies me, and I am sure
that you will eventually be a baronet and the President of the Royal
College of Surgeons; and you shall relieve royal persons of their,
vermiform appendix.
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