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“Doctor, what are you trying to say?”

I tried to ht of it, but the professor’s attitude sobered me I had not seen the professor so stern andthe worst of Sadan’s illness

“Afif, tell me truthfully Have you never had suspicions about the cause of Sadan’s death? Even after all that has happened, and after observing my behavior?”

“Sadan died from massive blood loss!”

“Very well, then hoas the blood lost? Where did it go?” Seeing , he continued: “Afif, my boy, you are a clever child You are equipped with all of the weapons of science, but you are narrow-minded! Like many people, you do not let your eyes see nor your ears hear It is not you alone; most people, even many scientists, would not be able to comprehend what you cannot However, can you not confirh I have many different opinions and ideas due to est fault of today’s physics and sciences is that they try to explain everything, and quickly reject what they cannot immediately explain For exa other bodies, the ability to read thoughts, and such things? No? Nor in hypnotism, spiritualism…”

“I believe in hypnotism; Doctor Charcot has explained that pretty well”

Doctor Resuhî laughed at my reply:

“And that is sufficient, yes? The explanation, the explanation; you poor people! You accept hypnotisreat achievements today that if people were to have accoo, the Christians would have burned them at the stake and called them sorcerers, while we Muslims would have crowned them and called them prophets or saints There have always been undiscovered secrets in life and there alill be Can you claim to know all the secrets of life and death?”

“My dear tutor, tell me more clearly; do you believe that the little wounds on Sadan’s throat werethat punctured the throats of these children? I am of the same opinion”

The Professor raised his head “No, you are wrong! If only that were so Unfortunately, no! It is worse, much worse than that”

I stood and cried out:

“In God’s name, sir, what do you mean?”

The doctor collapsed, exhausted, into a chair, crossed his hands, and answered:

“The wounds on the children’s throats were made by Sadan herself!”

CHAPTER X