The Never lands
...ys “You've picked about the most useless man on earth, I know noting about the Middle East”, Bullivant tells Hannay that its not the atmosphere of the mission that matters but what the goal is which lies in a mining colony close to Baghdad , since Hannay was a former miner, he knows the business. Bullivant continues telling Hannay if he accepts completes this mission he could become a Brigadier General or Battalion Commander, after a short soliloquy Hannay accepts the mission and asks Bullivant how he came to find out about such a thing as the forming Jihad and were to start, Bullivant hands him a piece of paper written on it is “Kasredin', 'cancer', and 'v. I.”, and Hannay is told that, that is the only clue they have, when asked how it got to Bullivant’s possession Hannay is told that a soldier was carrying it with him while he was about to pass away due to gun shot wounds, and that the soldier was his son. Chapter 1 Major Richard Hannay is part of the Royal Army of England while relaxing at home one day he receives a telegram from General Bullivant their battalions commanding officer, the telegram was an order for Hanny to report to the Generals office “.a.s.a.p.”. Once he arrives at his door Bullivant seats him and starts talking to him about how he can go over and beyond the call of duty and that he has been selected over a vast amount of soldiers to carry out a mission of utmost importance and that he will have to select a party of his most trustworthy subordinates and search the Middle East for something which will be nearly impossible to find, Bullivant continues on telling Hannay that what he is looking for is information about a holy war forming somewhere in the east and he is to find the “spark that will ignite the fire”. He is then briefed on how the mission will be carried out, Hannay begins arguing and says “You've pic...