In Search of Nana’s Treasure

It was a bleak day, not just for Nana Sahib but for the nationalists in general. Hope Grant today proceeded to Bithur to perform the work of destruction. With devilish glee he set Nana’s palace and temple ablaze and we watched helplessly as it burnt to cinders.

But wreaking havoc was not the only reason for Hope Grant’s arrival at Bithur. He had another mission. It was a well known fact that when Nana had escaped to Avadh in July, he had been unable to carry his fabulous treasures and it was widely rumoured that before fleeing, Nana had thrown most of his precious possessions into the great well in the palace. So it was Grant’s plan to drain all the water from the well and discover Nana’s treasure.