CHAPTER XIII
When Loris-Melikov entered the drawing room Hadji Murad received him with a bright face.
“Well, shall I continue?” he asked, sitting down comfortably on the divan.
“Yes, certainly,” said Loris-Melikov. “I have been in to have a talk with thy henchmen. ... One is a jolly fellow!” he added.
“Yes, Khan Mahoma is a frivolous fellow,” said Hadji Murad.
“I liked the young handsome one.”
“Ah, that’s Eldar. He’s young but firm — made of iron!”
They were silent for a while.
“So I am to on?”
“Yes, yes!”
“I told the how the Khans were killed. ... Well, having killed them Hamzad rode into Khunzakh and took up his quarters in their palace. The Khansha was the only one of the family left alive. Hamzad sent for her. She reproached him, so he winked to his murid Aseldar, who struck
