"It is against the law to keep my paper!"
"The law catches whom it can, Mukhum Dass, letting all others go, like a python after monkeys in the tree-tops!"
"From whom am I to get my paper for the lawsuit at the proper time?"
"From Jinendra's priest perhaps."
"He has it now? The dog's stray offspring! I will—"
"Nay, he has it not! Be kind and courteous to Jinendra's priest, or perhaps the god will send the paper after all to Dhulap Singh!"
"As to what shall I keep silence?"
"Two matters. Firstly Chamu the butler will presently pay his son's debt. Give Chamu a receipt with the number of the bank-note written on it, saying nothing."
"Second?"
"Preserve the bank-note carefully for thirty days and keep silence."