“How came you here?” asked the explorer, after a pause.
“I shadowed Ajeeb to the house, and was made prisoner by Ashah, who, in turn, seems to have been shadowing me.”
“Has Burt any knowledge that I am held a prisoner?”
“He believes such to be the case.”
“But for you I should not have had to endure the tortures I went through,” said Stolburst bitterly.
“What have I to do with it?”
“You stole that unlucky diamond.”
“I beg to differ with you.”
“Kidd actually took it, but you were in the deal with him.”
“That is not so.”