“Then you did not care whether he suffered?”
“At that time—no.”
“Your feelings have since undergone a change, eh?”
“Yes. Now I do not think the gentleman’s offense is so great as Ajeeb makes it out.”
“Have you any idea where your uncle has taken refuge?”
“Not the slightest. He is a man of infinite resources.”
“So he seems to be.”
“In Gondar, no one knows where he resides,” said Zulima.
“Why is that?”
“I know not.”