“Then why did you not prevent the theft?”
“Had I attempted to do so, I should have been killed.”
“It was taken by force, eh?”
“Certainly.”
“Do you know the party who took it?”
“Yes; the man is dead.”
“And the diamond?”
“It was stolen by the murderer.”
“You cannot impose such a fiction upon me!” said Ajeeb, greatly excited.
“I am stating facts.”