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I 'm told that he and the D.I.G. , with a handful of police , pretty well saved the station before we came on the scene . It 's been a nearer shave than one cares to think about . And it 's not over . '' They sat up till after midnight discussing the general situation , that looked blacker every hour . And , till long after midnight , an uproarious mob raged through the city and Anarkalli , only kept from breaking all bounds by the tact and good-humour of a handful of cavalry and police ; men of their own race , unshaken by open or covert attempts to suborn their loyalty -- a minor detail worth putting on record . * * * * * Friday was a day of rumours . While the city continued furiously to rage , reports of fresh trouble flowed in from all sides : further terrible details from Amritsar ; rumours that the Army and the police were being tampered with and expected to join the mob ; serious trouble at Ahmedabad and Lyallpur , where seventy British women and children were herded , in one bungalow , till they could safely be removed .