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Rh night he must be mad—mad—a deadly menace to you at every moment!"

"It was to remove this menace to me that you went there after the fire last night?" he demanded, his blood warmly throbbing.

But she paid no heed, but hurried on.

"He is in such state that he will stop at nothing now. He is at every instant a menace to you in person himself and also through his agents. Night before last, when the emerald was taken, at least there was no attempt made upon Baraka's life; but now you have made an attempt at his life; or at least he has interpreted the fire last night as such! He is certain that the fire in his rooms was started by you, or an agent of yours, either as retaliation for the breaking into your rooms or to injure or kill him in order to prevent his carrying out his threat against you.