"Queen Bee," he went on, turning to me, "I did not come here today to take these jewels, I came to give them to you. You would have done wrong to take my gift at Amulya's hands. In order to prevent it, I had first to make them clearly mine. Now these my jewels are my gift to you. Here they are! Patch up any understanding with this boy you like. I must go. You have been at your special talks all these days together, leaving me out of them. If special happenings now come to pass, don't blame me. "Amulya," he continued, "I have sent on your trunks and things to your lodgings. Don't you be keeping any belongings of yours in my room any longer." With this parting shot, Sandip flung out of the room. XIX "I have had no peace of mind, Amulya," I said to him, "ever since I sent you off to sell my jewels." "Why, Sister Rani?" "I was afraid lest you should get into trouble with them, lest they should suspect you for a thief. I would rather go without that six thousand. You must now do another thing for me--go home at once, home to your mother." Amulya produced a small bundle and said: "But, sister, I have got the six thousand." "Where from?" "I tried hard to get gold," he went on, without replying to my question, "but could not. So I had to bring it in notes." "Tell me truly, Amulya, swear by me, where did you get this money?" "That I will not tell you." Everything seemed to grow dark before my eyes. "What terrible thing have you done, Amulya?" I cried. "Is it then ..." "I know you will say I got this money wrongly. Very well, I admit it. But I have paid the full price for my wrong-doing. So now the money is mine." I no longer had any desire to learn more about it. My very blood-vessels contracted, making my whole body shrink within itself. "Take it away, Amulya," I implored. "Put it back where you got it from." "That would be hard indeed!" "It is not hard, brother dear. It was an evil moment when you first came to me. Even Sandip has not been able to harm you as I have done." Sandip's name seemed to stab him.