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Silence�察─�or ;Dakhma�察─�as it is called by the natives。                  The cave and the 

banyan   are   among   the   many   attractions   of   what   is   now   Herr   Blaschek's 

villa。 This gentleman�察�with true German hospitality�察�asked me to spend a 

few days with him�察�and I was only too glad to accept his invitation�察�as I 

believed his knowledge of Bombay might be of great service to me。                          In 

this I did not mistake。        I told him I wished to ascertain the whereabouts of 

a   Rama   Ragobah�察  �who   had   been   something   between   a   rishi   and   a   fakir�察�

and he directed me at once to a fakir named Parinama who�察�he said�察�would 

be able to locate my man�察�if he were still alive and in Bombay。 

     You can imagine how agreeably surprised I was to find that Parinama 



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knew   Ragobah   well。     I   had   anticipated   some   considerable   difficulty   in 

learning the latter's whereabouts�察�and here was a man who could=20 ´ for 

a sufficient consideration ´ tell me much�察�if not all�察�about him。          I secured 

an interpreter�察�paid Parinama my money�察�and proceeded to catechise him。 

I give you my questions and his answers just as I jotted them down in my 

notebook�此�

    Q。 What is Ragobah's full name�拭�

    A。 Rama Ragobah。 =20 

    Q。 How long have you known him�拭�

    A。 Thirty´five year。 

    Q。 Has he always lived in Bombay�拭          �A。 No�察�Sahib�察�

    Q。 Where else�拭�

    A。 For a good many year he have travel all the time。 

    Q。 Is he in Bombay now�拭�

    A。 No�察�Sahib。 

    Q。 Where is he�拭�

    A。 Over the sea�察�Sahib。 

    Q。 Do you know where�拭�

    A。 He sail for America�察�New York。 

    Q。 When�拭�

    A。 About eleven week ago。 

    Q。 Do you know for what he undertook this journey�拭�

    A。 Some personal affair of long time ago which he wish to settle ´ the 

same which make him so many year travel through India。 

    Q。 Was he in search of someone�拭�

    A。 Yes�察�Sahib。 

    Q。 Some Indian woman�拭�

    A。 No�察�Sahib。 

    Q。 Some other woman�察�then�拭�

    A。 No�察�Sahib。 

    Q。 A man�察�then�察�an Englishman�察�

    A。 Yes�察�Sahib。 

    Q。 What kind of a man is this Ragobah�拭�

    A。 He very big man。 



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     Q。 What is his disposition�拭       �Is he generally liked�拭�

     A。   No。    His    temper    bad。   He    cruel�察 �revengeful�察    �overbearing�察    �and 

selfish。    He most hated by those who best know him。 

     Q。 He is a friend of yours�察�you say�拭�

     A。 I say no such thing�        �Do you think I sell secret of friend�拭         �I have 

great reason for hating him�察�or I not now be earning your money。 

     Q。 Ah�     �I see。   What did you say he wanted of this Englishman�拭�

     A。 I no say�察�Sahib。 

     Q。 You said some personal affair of long standing�察�I believe。 

     A。 Yes�察�Sahib。 

     Q。 Do you know its nature�拭�

     A。 No�察�I not know it�察�but I have not much doubt about it�察�Sahib。 

     Q。 What do you think�察�then�拭�

     A。   I   think   there  but   one   passion   strong   enough   in   Ragobah   to   make 

plain his hunt like dog for last twenty year。           Such persevere mean strong 

motive�察  �and   as   I   have   good   reason   to   remember   how   quick   he   forget   a 

kindness�察�I know he not moved by friendship�察�Sahib。 

     Q 。His motive then is ´=20 

     A。 Revenge。 

     Q。 Have you any idea why he cherishes this malice�拭�

     A。 I think it because some old love affair�察�some rival in his wife's love。 

     Q。 Indeed�      �Then he has been married�拭�

     A。 Yes�察�Sahib。 

     Q。 Where shall I find his wife�拭�

     A。   All   that   is   left   of   her   is   in   the   bottomless   well   in   the   cave   on 

Malabar Hill。 

     Q。 Did Ragobah kill her�拭�

     A。 No�察�that is�察�not with his own hand。 

     Q。 How long ago did she die�拭�

     A。 More than twenty year�察�Sahib。 

     Q。 Are any of her relatives living�拭�

     A。 Her husband�察�Sahib�察�and a cousin�察�that is all。 

     Q。 Is there anyone else who could tell me of this woman�拭�

     A。 Moro Scindia could�察�but he not do it。 



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     Q。 Why�拭      �Is he Ragobah's friend�拭�

     A。 Ragobah has no friends�察�Sahib。 

     Q。 Why�察�then�拭�

     A。 He under oath to tell what was told him only to one person。                    He 

has keep his secret out of every year for more as twenty year�察�and can no 

be expect to tell to you�察�Sahib。 

     Q。   Can   you   bring   this   man   to   me�拭�You   will   both   be   well   paid   for 

your time�察�of course。 

     A。 I bring him�察�Sahib�察�but I not make him speak。 

     Q。 Let me see you both�察�then�察�to´night at eight�察�at Herr Blaschek's villa 

on Malabar Hill。       Ask for Mr。 Maitland。 

     A。 We be there。      Anything more�察�Sahib�拭�

     Q。 Yes。     When is Ragobah expected to return�拭�

     A。   He   write   that   he   think   he   return   on   the   Dalmatia。 She   due   next 

day after to´morrow。 

     Q。 Has Ragobah any physical peculiarities�拭�

     A。 His hands and feet they very small for man so big and strong。 

     Q。 Anything else�拭�

     A。 His left leg been hurt。       The foot very bad shape�察�and the whole leg 

some bad�察�and�察 � what you call ´ halt when he walk。 

     Q。 Has he the habit of biting his finger nails�拭�

     A。 I not know he has�察�Sahib。 

     This completed the list of questions which I had desired to ask him�察�so�察�

after   once   more   receiving   his   assurance   that   he   would   meet   me   in   the 

evening with his friend Scindia�察�I left him。            As you know�察�I am not wont 

to draw  conclusions until   all   the evidence is in�察�but   I must   confess that�察�

looking at the whole matter from start to finish�察�there seems to have fallen 

upon Ragobah a net of circumstantial evidence so strong�察�and with a mesh 

of detail so minute�察�that it does not seem possible a mosquito could escape 

from it。    Look at it a moment from this standpoint。 Ragobah alone�察�so far 

as we know�察�has a motive for the murder。              His victim has related the feud 

existing between them and foretold�察�with an air of the utmost assurance�察�

just such an outcome thereof。          Add to this that this man leaves India on a 

mission     which    those   about    him   do   not  hesitate   to  pronounce     one   of 



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vengeance�察�at just such a time as would enable him to reach Boston just a 

little   before   the   commission       of  the   murder�察    �that  this   mission    is  the 

culmination   of   twenty   years   of   unremitting   search   for   revenge�察  �that   this 

malignity   is    supposed      to  be  directed    against    some    rival  in  his   wife's 

affections�察�and the chain of circumstantial evidence possesses�察�so far as it 

extends�察  �no     weak    link。   Then�察    �too�察 �Ragobah      has   very   small   hands�察   �a 

deformed left foot�察�and a limping gait�察 �=20 everything almost which we 

had   already   predicted   of   the   assassin。   So   sure   am   I   that   Ragobah   is   the 

guilty   man   that   I   shall   ask   for   his   arrest   upon   his   arrival   day   after   to´ 

morrow   should   he   return   then�察  �a   thing   which�察  �I   regret   to   say�察  �does   not 

impress me as altogether likely。           Should he not come I shall cable you to 

institute a search for your end of the line。           The next thing in order which I 

have   to   relate   is   my   interview   with   Moro   Scindia。      I   had   engaged   an 

interpreter�察�but was able to dismiss him as my guest spoke English with 

more ease and fluency than he�察�being an intelligent and well´to´do member 

of the Vaisya caste。        I thought it wise to see the venerable Scindia alone�察�

and accordingly sent Parinama out of the room with the interpreter。                        As 

before�察  �I   give   you   what   passed   between   us   as   I   jotted   it   down   in   my 

notebook。 

     Q。 You are a friend of Rama Ragobah�察�are you not�拭�

     A。 No�察�Sahib�察�he has no friends。 

     Q。 You speak as if you disliked him。 

     A。 It is not Mono Scindia's habit to play the hypocrite。                  I have good 

reason to hate him。 

     Q。   You   would   not�察  �then�察  �had   he   committed   a   crime�察  �assist   him   to 

escape justice�拭�

     A。 I would track him like a bloodhound to the ends of the earth。 

     Q。 You knew Ragobah's wife�拭�

     A。 She was my cousin�察�Sahib。 

     Q。 Were your relations friendly�拭�

     A。 They were more than friendly。             I loved her dearly�察�and would have 

tried to win her had I not been so much her senior。 

     Q。 Did she live happily with Ragobah�拭�

     A。 No�察�Sahib。 



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     Q。 Why�拭�

     A。 I cannot answer。        I have sworn to reveal the last experiences of my 

cousin to but one person。 

     Q。 And that person is。�拭�

     A。 I must decline to answer that also�察�Sahib。 

     Q。 If I succeed in naming him will you acknowledge it�拭�

     A。 You will not succeed�察�Sahib。 

     Q。 But if I should�拭�

     A。 I will acknowledge it。 

     Q。 The person is John Hinton Darrow。 

     The   old   man   started   as if   he   had been   stabbed�察 �and looked   at   me   in 

amazement。        He   seemed   at   first   to   think   I   had   read   his   thoughts   and 

riveted his dark eyes upon me as if�察�

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