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42 pay me down a fourth of it in cash. Of course I shall afterwards make up for anything that may fall short of expectation, and you will do the same to me if you get more."

"Certainly it will be so, but one word to you also.—You are to do another service."

"I will, if you name another price."

"Yes, of course. We mean to carry off Madhav Ghose's property for ourselves; but we want to carry off something else for another."

"What?" enquired Rajmohan with some show of curiosity.

"His uncle's will."

"Hoon," exclaimed Rajmohan starting slightly.

"Yes-and will be paid for it. Now we want to know from you where Madhav keeps that will."

"I don't know it exactly myself. I have seen him take out his document from a certain box, but I don't know where that box is kept, whether he keeps it in another box or chest or almirah, I know nothing—but who pays you for the will?"

"I am bound not to tell."

"Not even to me?"

"To none."

"Is it Mathur Ghose?"

"May be or may not—but what sort of a box is it?"

"The terms?"

"What do you ask?"

"Two hundred in cash."

"Rather too much for two, or three words.