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Rh been left long in the room of Baraka for fear he would try to open it. It must indeed haf been carried in when Baraka wass very nearly ready for bed, and it must haf been carried out at once in the confusion after the stealing of the emerald. But that acgomplice, whoever he wass, did not know very much of what was being done—I will show you that he did not efen know that he wass helping to steal the Surakarta. He wass no doubt acgustomed, like many orientals, to do whatefer he wass told, without reasoning what it wass he wass doing; and I wass not at all thinking of him just now. But I wass thinking of the very strange cirgumstances of the dublicate box."

"You have explained about the dublicateduplicate [sic] box, Schimmel," the police captain interfered.