“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.”