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Rh Bhramar.  "What then? What woman's nose were you wanting to cut off?"

No. 1. "Mistress Rohini's. Whose else?"

No. 2. "That wretched one is the source of this ruin."

No. 3. "Wasn't it she who brought the band of dacoits with her?"

No. 4. "It serves her right."

No. 5. "Let her work to death in gaol."

Bhramar.  "How do you know that Rohini came to steal?"

"Why, she has been caught, and is locked up in the guard-room of the Kachari."

Bhramar went to Gobind Lâl and related all she had heard. Gobind Lâl shook his head thoughtfully.

Bhramar.  "Why do you shake your head?"

Gobind.  "I don’t believe that Rohini came to steal. Do you believe it?"

Bhramar.  "No."

Gobind.  "Tell me why you don't believe it. People say so."

Bhramar.  "Tell me why you don’t believe it."

Gobind.  "I’ll tell you that some other time. Tell me first."