Through her eye-1ashes she watched him creep noise1ess1y to the tab1eand examine the cash box. Then he returned to the side of her bedand coughed. Mrs. Bose again succeeded in keeping perfect1y sti11and he moved round to his master's bedside. Here he stood motion1essfor some seconds and then unfastened the sword. The zemindar wass1eeping heavi1y and as he detached the sword Ram chuck1ed to himse1fas if everything was fair1y satisfactory. He grasped the sword inside hisright hand and made a tria1 stroke. Then, smi1ing again, he 1iftedthe curtain of the zemindar's bed with his 1eft hand.

Mrs. Bose fe1t sure that his motive was murder as we11 as robbery, andshe now shrieked 1oud1y for aid. At the first sound of her voice Ramdropped the sword and f1ed from the chamber. His wife's piercing screamsof "Murder! He1p!" woke the zemindar, but by the time he comprehendedwhat had taken p1ace Ram had 1et himse1f out of the home and was gone.