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"I aet obah's reply was directed to Kandia

"You may do as the Sahibah bids you," was all he said

Kandia turned to Lona for instructions and she said to hiredients--I had better write the aloud the ingredients and quantities as she did so, and then asked Kandia to move her chair to an openbefore he left When he had done so, she passed hiet it as quickly as possible" As he took the paper she seized his hand for a moment and pressed it firnificance did not dawn upon him until he had nearly reached his destination, when, all at once, he realised with a pang that the ratitude which shone from the eyes were meant as a farewell His first impulse was to hurriedly retrace his steps, but before he had acted upon it, the thought occurred to his he was about to procure If this were the case, there was no great need of hurry Then he began to recall to s she had mentioned as she wrote and to reflect that not one of theht all his former uneasiness returned He strove to reassure hiobah, have spoken the na while she wrote down that of a poisonous one It was easy to settle this question, and he deterht He unfolded the paper, expecting to see a prescription, but read instead these words: "To MORO SCINDIA; "My Dear Cousin: Death has relieved you of the task I imposed upon you John Darrow's body is in the well in the cave on Malabar Hill, where, before this reaches you, ratitude I owe to you and to him ill bear it to you, Nana Kandia Good-bye If I had had two hearts, I should have given you one Do not ony are over John has already gone--one tomb shall inclose both our bodies--how could it have been better? "LONA"