He goes to Hamidullah, the leading barrister of Chandrapore with a Cambridge degree. Fielding wants to stand surety on Aziz's bail, and Hamidullah wants to hire Amritrao, a Calcutta barrister, who has a good reputation but is notoriously anti-British. Fielding is not so sure that's a good idea, but Hamidullah is determined. Fielding asks Hamidullah to give Aziz his love, and he goes back to the college.
Hamidullah is surprised that Fielding is taking Aziz's side against his own people. Fielding knows that it will create problems for him, but he is not afraid.
Professor Godbole comes to see him and after an exasperatingly roundabout discussion about other things, they discuss the situation with Aziz. Fielding says he intends to find out what did happen. He does not believe Aziz did what Adela.....
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